diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index 2a1415e09..6334aef04 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
                 if trade.stop_loss > order['info']['stopPrice']:
                     # we check also if the update is neccesary
                     update_beat = self.strategy.order_types['stoploss_on_exchange_interval']
-                    if (datetime.now() - trade.stoploss_last_update).total_seconds() > update_beat:
+                    if (datetime.utcnow() - trade.stoploss_last_update).total_seconds() > update_beat:
                         # cancelling the current stoploss on exchange first
                         if self.exchange.cancel_order(order['id'], trade.pair):
                             # creating the new one
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/test_freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/tests/test_freqtradebot.py
index b86d76553..dcdae16fe 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/test_freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/test_freqtradebot.py
@@ -1045,8 +1045,8 @@ def test_handle_stoploss_on_exchange_trailing(mocker, default_conf, fee, caplog,
     # setting stoploss
     freqtrade.strategy.stoploss = -0.05
 
-    # setting stoploss_on_exchange_interval
-    freqtrade.strategy.order_types['stoploss_on_exchange_interval'] = 0
+    # setting stoploss_on_exchange_interval to 60 seconds
+    freqtrade.strategy.order_types['stoploss_on_exchange_interval'] = 60
 
     patch_get_signal(freqtrade)
 
@@ -1080,14 +1080,24 @@ def test_handle_stoploss_on_exchange_trailing(mocker, default_conf, fee, caplog,
         'last': 0.00002344
     }))
 
-    assert freqtrade.handle_trade(trade) is False
-    assert trade.stop_loss == 0.00002344 * 0.95
 
     cancel_order_mock = MagicMock()
     stoploss_order_mock = MagicMock()
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.cancel_order', cancel_order_mock)
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.stoploss_limit', stoploss_order_mock)
 
+    # stoploss should not be updated as the interval is 60 seconds
+    assert freqtrade.handle_trade(trade) is False
+    assert freqtrade.handle_stoploss_on_exchange(trade) is False
+    cancel_order_mock.assert_not_called()
+    stoploss_order_mock.assert_not_called()
+
+    assert freqtrade.handle_trade(trade) is False
+    assert trade.stop_loss == 0.00002344 * 0.95
+
+    # setting stoploss_on_exchange_interval to 0 seconds
+    freqtrade.strategy.order_types['stoploss_on_exchange_interval'] = 0
+
     assert freqtrade.handle_stoploss_on_exchange(trade) is False
 
     cancel_order_mock.assert_called_once_with(100, 'ETH/BTC')