diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/bittrex.py b/freqtrade/exchange/bittrex.py
index a5fd68016..e6cacbd4e 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/bittrex.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/bittrex.py
@@ -123,10 +123,8 @@ class Bittrex(Exchange):
                     message=data['message'],
                     pair=pair))
 
-            if not data.get('result') \
-                    or not data['result'].get('Bid') \
-                    or not data['result'].get('Ask') \
-                    or not data['result'].get('Last'):
+            if not data.get('result') or\
+                    not all(key in data.get('result', {}) for key in ['Bid', 'Ask', 'Last']):
                 raise ContentDecodingError('{message} params=({pair})'.format(
                     message='Got invalid response from bittrex',
                     pair=pair))
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange_bittrex.py b/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange_bittrex.py
index e01e7fa02..4302f9f5f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange_bittrex.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange_bittrex.py
@@ -212,7 +212,18 @@ def test_exchange_bittrex_get_ticker_bad():
     wb = make_wrap_bittrex()
     fb = FakeBittrex()
     fb.result = {'success': True,
-                 'result': {'Bid': 1}}  # incomplete result
+                 'result': {'Bid': 1, 'Ask': 0}}  # incomplete result
+
+    with pytest.raises(ContentDecodingError, match=r'.*Got invalid response from bittrex params.*'):
+        wb.get_ticker('BTC_ETH')
+    fb.result = {'success': False,
+                 'message': 'gone bad'
+                 }
+    with pytest.raises(btx.OperationalException, match=r'.*gone bad.*'):
+        wb.get_ticker('BTC_ETH')
+
+    fb.result = {'success': True,
+                 'result': {}}  # incomplete result
     with pytest.raises(ContentDecodingError, match=r'.*Got invalid response from bittrex params.*'):
         wb.get_ticker('BTC_ETH')
     fb.result = {'success': False,