diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index 572ceeabf..279bb6161 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -987,18 +987,20 @@ class FreqtradeBot(LoggingMixin):
 
             fully_cancelled = self.update_trade_state(trade, trade.open_order_id, order)
 
+            order_obj = trade.select_order_by_order_id(trade.open_order_id)
+
             if (order['side'] == 'buy' and (order['status'] == 'open' or fully_cancelled) and (
                     fully_cancelled
-                    or self.strategy.ft_check_timed_out(
-                        'buy', trade, order, datetime.now(timezone.utc))
-                        )):
+                    or (order_obj and self.strategy.ft_check_timed_out(
+                        'buy', trade, order_obj, datetime.now(timezone.utc))
+                        ))):
                 self.handle_cancel_enter(trade, order, constants.CANCEL_REASON['TIMEOUT'])
 
             elif (order['side'] == 'sell' and (order['status'] == 'open' or fully_cancelled) and (
                   fully_cancelled
-                  or self.strategy.ft_check_timed_out(
-                      'sell', trade, order, datetime.now(timezone.utc)))
-                  ):
+                  or (order_obj and self.strategy.ft_check_timed_out(
+                      'sell', trade, order_obj, datetime.now(timezone.utc))
+                      ))):
                 self.handle_cancel_exit(trade, order, constants.CANCEL_REASON['TIMEOUT'])
                 canceled_count = trade.get_exit_order_count()
                 max_timeouts = self.config.get('unfilledtimeout', {}).get('exit_timeout_count', 0)
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
index 5793da02b..082fe0d5e 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ class Backtesting:
             if pos_adjust and self._get_order_filled(order.price, row):
                 order.close_bt_order(current_time)
             else:
-                trade.open_order_id = self.order_id_counter
+                trade.open_order_id = str(self.order_id_counter)
             trade.orders.append(order)
             trade.recalc_trade_from_orders()
 
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ class Backtesting:
         """
         for order in [o for o in trade.orders if o.ft_is_open]:
 
-            timedout = self.strategy.ft_check_timed_out(order.side, trade, {}, current_time)
+            timedout = self.strategy.ft_check_timed_out(order.side, trade, order, current_time)
             if timedout:
                 if order.side == 'buy':
                     if trade.nr_of_successful_buys == 0:
diff --git a/freqtrade/persistence/models.py b/freqtrade/persistence/models.py
index 6dd4ceaad..2e0f0753a 100644
--- a/freqtrade/persistence/models.py
+++ b/freqtrade/persistence/models.py
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ class Order(_DECL_BASE):
     order_filled_date = Column(DateTime, nullable=True)
     order_update_date = Column(DateTime, nullable=True)
 
+    @property
+    def order_date_utc(self):
+        return self.order_date.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+
     def __repr__(self):
 
         return (f'Order(id={self.id}, order_id={self.order_id}, trade_id={self.ft_trade_id}, '
@@ -641,6 +645,16 @@ class LocalTrade():
             if self.stop_loss_pct is not None and self.open_rate is not None:
                 self.adjust_stop_loss(self.open_rate, self.stop_loss_pct)
 
+    def select_order_by_order_id(self, order_id: str) -> Optional[Order]:
+        """
+        Finds order object by Order id.
+        :param order_id: Exchange order id
+        """
+        orders = [o for o in self.orders if o.order_id == order_id]
+        if orders:
+            return orders[0]
+        return None
+
     def select_order(
             self, order_side: str = None, is_open: Optional[bool] = None) -> Optional[Order]:
         """
diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
index 78dae6c5d..0bd7834e2 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException, StrategyError
 from freqtrade.exchange import timeframe_to_minutes, timeframe_to_seconds
 from freqtrade.exchange.exchange import timeframe_to_next_date
 from freqtrade.persistence import PairLocks, Trade
+from freqtrade.persistence.models import LocalTrade, Order
 from freqtrade.strategy.hyper import HyperStrategyMixin
 from freqtrade.strategy.informative_decorator import (InformativeData, PopulateIndicators,
                                                       _create_and_merge_informative_pair,
@@ -862,23 +863,22 @@ class IStrategy(ABC, HyperStrategyMixin):
         else:
             return current_profit > roi
 
-    def ft_check_timed_out(self, side: str, trade: Trade, order: Dict,
+    def ft_check_timed_out(self, side: str, trade: LocalTrade, order: Order,
                            current_time: datetime) -> bool:
         """
         FT Internal method.
         Check if timeout is active, and if the order is still open and timed out
         """
         timeout = self.config.get('unfilledtimeout', {}).get(side)
-        ordertime = arrow.get(order['datetime']).datetime
         if timeout is not None:
             timeout_unit = self.config.get('unfilledtimeout', {}).get('unit', 'minutes')
             timeout_kwargs = {timeout_unit: -timeout}
             timeout_threshold = current_time + timedelta(**timeout_kwargs)
-            timedout = (order['status'] == 'open' and order['side'] == side
-                        and ordertime < timeout_threshold)
+            timedout = (order.status == 'open' and order.side == side
+                        and order.order_date_utc < timeout_threshold)
             if timedout:
                 return True
-        time_method = self.check_sell_timeout if order['side'] == 'sell' else self.check_buy_timeout
+        time_method = self.check_sell_timeout if order.side == 'sell' else self.check_buy_timeout
 
         return strategy_safe_wrapper(time_method,
                                      default_retval=False)(