diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py
index be21179ad..7f4773d57 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class ApiServer(RPC):
         """
         Prints the bot's version
         """
-        return jsonify(self._rpc_show_config(self._config))
+        return jsonify(RPC._rpc_show_config(self._config, self._freqtrade.state))
 
     @require_login
     @rpc_catch_errors
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
index efeb361ae..888dc11ec 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ class RPC:
     def send_msg(self, msg: Dict[str, str]) -> None:
         """ Sends a message to all registered rpc modules """
 
-    def _rpc_show_config(self, config) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _rpc_show_config(config, botstate: State) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """
         Return a dict of config options.
         Explicitly does NOT return the full config to avoid leakage of sensitive
@@ -104,21 +105,24 @@ class RPC:
             'stake_currency': config['stake_currency'],
             'stake_amount': config['stake_amount'],
             'max_open_trades': config['max_open_trades'],
-            'minimal_roi': config['minimal_roi'].copy(),
-            'stoploss': config['stoploss'],
-            'trailing_stop': config['trailing_stop'],
+            'minimal_roi': config['minimal_roi'].copy() if 'minimal_roi' in config else {},
+            'stoploss': config.get('stoploss'),
+            'trailing_stop': config.get('trailing_stop'),
             'trailing_stop_positive': config.get('trailing_stop_positive'),
             'trailing_stop_positive_offset': config.get('trailing_stop_positive_offset'),
             'trailing_only_offset_is_reached': config.get('trailing_only_offset_is_reached'),
-            'timeframe': config['timeframe'],
-            'timeframe_ms': timeframe_to_msecs(config['timeframe']),
-            'timeframe_min': timeframe_to_minutes(config['timeframe']),
+            'timeframe': config.get('timeframe'),
+            'timeframe_ms': timeframe_to_msecs(config['timeframe']
+                                               ) if 'timeframe' in config else '',
+            'timeframe_min': timeframe_to_minutes(config['timeframe']
+                                                  ) if 'timeframe' in config else '',
             'exchange': config['exchange']['name'],
             'strategy': config['strategy'],
             'forcebuy_enabled': config.get('forcebuy_enable', False),
             'ask_strategy': config.get('ask_strategy', {}),
             'bid_strategy': config.get('bid_strategy', {}),
-            'state': str(self._freqtrade.state) if self._freqtrade else '',
+            'state': str(botstate),
+            'runmode': config['runmode'].value
         }
         return val
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
index 31ec33b63..31d5bbfbd 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
@@ -775,7 +775,8 @@ class Telegram(RPC):
         :param update: message update
         :return: None
         """
-        val = self._rpc_show_config(self._freqtrade.config)
+        val = RPC._rpc_show_config(self._freqtrade.config, self._freqtrade.state)
+
         if val['trailing_stop']:
             sl_info = (
                 f"*Initial Stoploss:* `{val['stoploss']}`\n"
diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
index 80de839e4..0dc43474f 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from freqtrade.__init__ import __version__
 from freqtrade.loggers import setup_logging, setup_logging_pre
 from freqtrade.persistence import PairLocks, Trade
 from freqtrade.rpc.api_server import BASE_URI, ApiServer
-from freqtrade.state import State
+from freqtrade.state import RunMode, State
 from tests.conftest import create_mock_trades, get_patched_freqtradebot, log_has, patch_get_signal
 
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ _TEST_PASS = "SuperSecurePassword1!"
 def botclient(default_conf, mocker):
     setup_logging_pre()
     setup_logging(default_conf)
-
+    default_conf['runmode'] = RunMode.DRY_RUN
     default_conf.update({"api_server": {"enabled": True,
                                         "listen_ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
                                         "listen_port": 8080,
diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
index 8e81db106..7885a251d 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from freqtrade.loggers import setup_logging
 from freqtrade.persistence import PairLocks, Trade
 from freqtrade.rpc import RPCMessageType
 from freqtrade.rpc.telegram import Telegram, authorized_only
-from freqtrade.state import State
+from freqtrade.state import RunMode, State
 from freqtrade.strategy.interface import SellType
 from tests.conftest import (create_mock_trades, get_patched_freqtradebot, log_has, patch_exchange,
                             patch_get_signal, patch_whitelist)
@@ -1309,6 +1309,7 @@ def test_show_config_handle(default_conf, update, mocker) -> None:
         _init=MagicMock(),
         _send_msg=msg_mock
     )
+    default_conf['runmode'] = RunMode.DRY_RUN
     freqtradebot = get_patched_freqtradebot(mocker, default_conf)
     telegram = Telegram(freqtradebot)