diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index 53477f0ca..a73a2e98f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -798,8 +798,11 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
         if sell_reason in (SellType.STOP_LOSS, SellType.TRAILING_STOP_LOSS):
             sell_type = 'stoploss'
 
-        if self.config.get('dry_run', False) and sell_type == 'stoploss' and self.strategy.order_types['stoploss_on_exchange']:
-            limit = trade.stop_loss
+        # if stoploss is on exchange and we are on dry_run mode,
+        # we consider the sell price stop price
+        if self.config.get('dry_run', False) and sell_type == 'stoploss' \
+           and self.strategy.order_types['stoploss_on_exchange']:
+                limit = trade.stop_loss
 
         # First cancelling stoploss on exchange ...
         if self.strategy.order_types.get('stoploss_on_exchange') and trade.stoploss_order_id:
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/test_freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/tests/test_freqtradebot.py
index fb42dd518..912adacaf 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/test_freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/test_freqtradebot.py
@@ -1516,8 +1516,9 @@ def test_execute_sell_up(default_conf, ticker, fee, ticker_sell_up, markets, moc
     } == last_msg
 
 
-def test_execute_sell_down_live(default_conf, ticker, fee,
-                                ticker_sell_down, markets, mocker) -> None:
+def test_execute_sell_down(default_conf, ticker, fee,
+                           ticker_sell_down, markets, mocker) -> None:
+
     rpc_mock = patch_RPCManager(mocker)
     mocker.patch.multiple(
         'freqtrade.exchange.Exchange',
@@ -1540,7 +1541,7 @@ def test_execute_sell_down_live(default_conf, ticker, fee,
         'freqtrade.exchange.Exchange',
         get_ticker=ticker_sell_down
     )
-    default_conf['dry_run'] = False
+
     freqtrade.execute_sell(trade=trade, limit=ticker_sell_down()['bid'],
                            sell_reason=SellType.STOP_LOSS)