diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
index a65294091..b649a7b65 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ class Exchange(object):
 
 
 def is_exchange_bad(exchange: str) -> bool:
-    return exchange in ['bitmex']
+    return exchange in ['bitmex', 'bitstamp']
 
 
 def is_exchange_available(exchange: str, ccxt_module=None) -> bool: