diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
index 2c54d743e..9b0ef2ad0 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
@@ -220,12 +220,13 @@ class RPC:
             return results
 
     def _rpc_status_table(self, stake_currency: str,
-                          fiat_display_currency: str) -> Tuple[List, List]:
+                          fiat_display_currency: str) -> Tuple[List, List, float]:
         trades = Trade.get_open_trades()
         if not trades:
             raise RPCException('no active trade')
         else:
             trades_list = []
+            fiat_profit_sum = NAN
             for trade in trades:
                 # calculate profit and send message to user
                 try:
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ class RPC:
                     )
                     if fiat_profit and not isnan(fiat_profit):
                         profit_str += f" ({fiat_profit:.2f})"
+                        fiat_profit_sum = fiat_profit if isnan(fiat_profit_sum) else fiat_profit_sum + fiat_profit
                 trades_list.append([
                     trade.id,
                     trade.pair + ('*' if (trade.open_order_id is not None
@@ -256,7 +258,7 @@ class RPC:
                 profitcol += " (" + fiat_display_currency + ")"
 
             columns = ['ID', 'Pair', 'Since', profitcol]
-            return trades_list, columns
+            return trades_list, columns, fiat_profit_sum
 
     def _rpc_daily_profit(
             self, timescale: int,
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
index 1e0fad8fd..bdb1590a5 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ This module manage Telegram communication
 """
 import json
 import logging
-import re
 from datetime import timedelta
 from html import escape
 from itertools import chain
+from math import isnan
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Union
 
 import arrow
@@ -356,18 +356,10 @@ class Telegram(RPCHandler):
         """
         try:
             fiat_currency = self._config.get('fiat_display_currency', '')
-            statlist, head = self._rpc._rpc_status_table(
+            statlist, head, fiat_profit_sum = self._rpc._rpc_status_table(
                 self._config['stake_currency'], fiat_currency)
 
-            show_total = fiat_currency != ''
-            total_sum = 0.0
-            if show_total:
-                r = re.compile(".*\\((-?\\d*\\.\\d*)\\)")
-                for trade in statlist:
-                    m = r.match(trade[-1])
-                    if m is not None:
-                        total_sum += float(m[1])
-
+            show_total = not isnan(fiat_profit_sum) and len(statlist) > 1
             max_trades_per_msg = 50
             """
             Calculate the number of messages of 50 trades per message
@@ -379,7 +371,7 @@ class Telegram(RPCHandler):
                 trades = statlist[i * max_trades_per_msg:(i + 1) * max_trades_per_msg]
                 if show_total and i == messages_count - 1:
                     # append total line
-                    trades.append(["Total", "", "", f"{total_sum:.2f} {fiat_currency}"])
+                    trades.append(["Total", "", "", f"{fiat_profit_sum:.2f} {fiat_currency}"])
 
                 message = tabulate(trades,
                                    headers=head,
diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py b/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
index 6d31e7635..0ae214615 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
@@ -199,28 +199,31 @@ def test_rpc_status_table(default_conf, ticker, fee, mocker) -> None:
 
     freqtradebot.enter_positions()
 
-    result, headers = rpc._rpc_status_table(default_conf['stake_currency'], 'USD')
+    result, headers, fiat_profit_sum = rpc._rpc_status_table(default_conf['stake_currency'], 'USD')
     assert "Since" in headers
     assert "Pair" in headers
     assert 'instantly' == result[0][2]
     assert 'ETH/BTC' in result[0][1]
     assert '-0.41%' == result[0][3]
+    assert isnan(fiat_profit_sum)
     # Test with fiatconvert
 
     rpc._fiat_converter = CryptoToFiatConverter()
-    result, headers = rpc._rpc_status_table(default_conf['stake_currency'], 'USD')
+    result, headers, fiat_profit_sum = rpc._rpc_status_table(default_conf['stake_currency'], 'USD')
     assert "Since" in headers
     assert "Pair" in headers
     assert 'instantly' == result[0][2]
     assert 'ETH/BTC' in result[0][1]
     assert '-0.41% (-0.06)' == result[0][3]
+    assert -0.06 == fiat_profit_sum
 
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.freqtradebot.FreqtradeBot.get_sell_rate',
                  MagicMock(side_effect=ExchangeError("Pair 'ETH/BTC' not available")))
-    result, headers = rpc._rpc_status_table(default_conf['stake_currency'], 'USD')
+    result, headers, fiat_profit_sum = rpc._rpc_status_table(default_conf['stake_currency'], 'USD')
     assert 'instantly' == result[0][2]
     assert 'ETH/BTC' in result[0][1]
     assert 'nan%' == result[0][3]
+    assert isnan(fiat_profit_sum)
 
 
 def test_rpc_daily_profit(default_conf, update, ticker, fee,