diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index 7c92ac29a..6345dae56 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from freqtrade.resolvers import ExchangeResolver, StrategyResolver, PairListReso
 from freqtrade.state import State
 from freqtrade.strategy.interface import SellType, IStrategy
 from freqtrade.wallets import Wallets
-from freqtrade.worker import Worker
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
     This is from here the bot start its logic.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, config: Dict[str, Any], worker: Optional[Worker] = None) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, config: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         """
         Init all variables and objects the bot needs to work
         :param config: configuration dict, you can use Configuration.get_config()
@@ -43,9 +42,11 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
 
         logger.info('Starting freqtrade %s', __version__)
 
+        # Init bot state
+        self.state = State.STOPPED
+
         # Init objects
         self.config = config
-        self._worker = worker
 
         self.strategy: IStrategy = StrategyResolver(self.config).strategy
 
@@ -73,17 +74,9 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
 
         persistence.init(self.config)
 
-    @property
-    def state(self) -> State:
-        if self._worker is None:
-            raise DependencyException("No Worker is available")
-        return self._worker.state
-
-    @state.setter
-    def state(self, value: State):
-        if self._worker is None:
-            raise DependencyException("No Worker is available")
-        self._worker.state = value
+        # Set initial bot state from config
+        initial_state = self.config.get('initial_state')
+        self.state = State[initial_state.upper()] if initial_state else State.STOPPED
 
     def cleanup(self) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/freqtrade/worker.py b/freqtrade/worker.py
index e5ca36035..2440e7320 100755
--- a/freqtrade/worker.py
+++ b/freqtrade/worker.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import sdnotify
 from freqtrade import (constants, OperationalException, TemporaryError,
                        __version__)
 from freqtrade.configuration import Configuration
+from freqtrade.freqtradebot import FreqtradeBot
 from freqtrade.state import State
 from freqtrade.rpc import RPCMessageType
 
@@ -46,19 +47,8 @@ class Worker(object):
             # Load configuration
             self._config = Configuration(self._args, None).get_config()
 
-        # Import freqtradebot here in order to avoid python circular
-        # dependency error, damn!
-        from freqtrade.freqtradebot import FreqtradeBot
-
         # Init the instance of the bot
-        self.freqtrade = FreqtradeBot(self._config, self)
-
-        # Set initial bot state
-        initial_state = self._config.get('initial_state')
-        if initial_state:
-            self._state = State[initial_state.upper()]
-        else:
-            self._state = State.STOPPED
+        self.freqtrade = FreqtradeBot(self._config)
 
         self._throttle_secs = self._config.get('internals', {}).get(
             'process_throttle_secs',
@@ -70,11 +60,11 @@ class Worker(object):
 
     @property
     def state(self) -> State:
-        return self._state
+        return self.freqtrade.state
 
     @state.setter
     def state(self, value: State):
-        self._state = value
+        self.freqtrade.state = value
 
     def run(self):
         state = None
@@ -89,7 +79,7 @@ class Worker(object):
         :param old_state: the previous service state from the previous call
         :return: current service state
         """
-        state = self._state
+        state = self.freqtrade.state
         if throttle_secs is None:
             throttle_secs = self._throttle_secs
 
@@ -141,7 +131,6 @@ class Worker(object):
         state_changed = False
         try:
             state_changed = self.freqtrade.process()
-
         except TemporaryError as error:
             logger.warning(f"Error: {error}, retrying in {constants.RETRY_TIMEOUT} seconds...")
             time.sleep(constants.RETRY_TIMEOUT)
@@ -153,7 +142,8 @@ class Worker(object):
                 'status': f'OperationalException:\n```\n{tb}```{hint}'
             })
             logger.exception('OperationalException. Stopping trader ...')
-            self.state = State.STOPPED
+            self.freqtrade.state = State.STOPPED
+###            state_changed = True
         return state_changed
 
     def _reconfigure(self):