diff --git a/freqtrade/pairlist/IPairList.py b/freqtrade/pairlist/IPairList.py
index 231755cb0..d722e70f5 100644
--- a/freqtrade/pairlist/IPairList.py
+++ b/freqtrade/pairlist/IPairList.py
@@ -94,10 +94,15 @@ class IPairList(ABC):
         sanitized_whitelist: List[str] = []
         for pair in pairlist:
             # pair is not in the generated dynamic market or has the wrong stake currency
-            if (pair not in markets or not pair.endswith(self._config['stake_currency'])):
+            if pair not in markets:
                 logger.warning(f"Pair {pair} is not compatible with exchange "
                                f"{self._exchange.name}. Removing it from whitelist..")
                 continue
+            if not pair.endswith(self._config['stake_currency']):
+                logger.warning(f"Pair {pair} is not compatible with your stake currency "
+                               f"{self._config['stake_currency']}. Removing it from whitelist..")
+                continue
+
             # Check if market is active
             market = markets[pair]
             if not market_is_active(market):
diff --git a/tests/pairlist/test_pairlist.py b/tests/pairlist/test_pairlist.py
index 94b2147f5..13f868c7a 100644
--- a/tests/pairlist/test_pairlist.py
+++ b/tests/pairlist/test_pairlist.py
@@ -227,10 +227,16 @@ def test_pairlist_class(mocker, whitelist_conf, markets, pairlist):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("pairlist", AVAILABLE_PAIRLISTS)
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("whitelist,log_message", [
     (['ETH/BTC', 'TKN/BTC'], ""),
-    (['ETH/BTC', 'TKN/BTC', 'TRX/ETH'], "is not compatible with exchange"),  # TRX/ETH wrong stake
-    (['ETH/BTC', 'TKN/BTC', 'BCH/BTC'], "is not compatible with exchange"),  # BCH/BTC not available
-    (['ETH/BTC', 'TKN/BTC', 'BLK/BTC'], "in your blacklist. Removing "),  # BLK/BTC in blacklist
-    (['ETH/BTC', 'TKN/BTC', 'BTT/BTC'], "Market is not active")  # BTT/BTC is inactive
+    # TRX/ETH not in markets
+    (['ETH/BTC', 'TKN/BTC', 'TRX/ETH'], "is not compatible with exchange"),
+    # wrong stake
+    (['ETH/BTC', 'TKN/BTC', 'ETH/USDT'], "is not compatible with your stake currency"),
+    # BCH/BTC not available
+    (['ETH/BTC', 'TKN/BTC', 'BCH/BTC'], "is not compatible with exchange"),
+    # BLK/BTC in blacklist
+    (['ETH/BTC', 'TKN/BTC', 'BLK/BTC'], "in your blacklist. Removing "),
+    # BTT/BTC is inactive
+    (['ETH/BTC', 'TKN/BTC', 'BTT/BTC'], "Market is not active")
 ])
 def test__whitelist_for_active_markets(mocker, whitelist_conf, markets, pairlist, whitelist, caplog,
                                        log_message, tickers):