diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py b/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py
index 26a0c0193..07da88a01 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py
@@ -103,14 +103,15 @@ def _validate_price_config(conf: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     """
     When using market orders, price sides must be using the "other" side of the price
     """
-    # TODO-lev: check this again when determining how to migrate pricing strategies!
+    # TODO: The below could be an enforced setting when using market orders
     if (conf.get('order_types', {}).get('entry') == 'market'
-            and conf.get('entry_pricing', {}).get('price_side') != 'ask'):
-        raise OperationalException('Market buy orders require entry_pricing.price_side = "ask".')
+            and conf.get('entry_pricing', {}).get('price_side') not in ('ask', 'other')):
+        raise OperationalException(
+            'Market entry orders require entry_pricing.price_side = "other".')
 
     if (conf.get('order_types', {}).get('exit') == 'market'
-            and conf.get('ask_strategy', {}).get('price_side') != 'bid'):
-        raise OperationalException('Market sell orders require ask_strategy.price_side = "bid".')
+            and conf.get('exit_pricing', {}).get('price_side') not in ('bid', 'other')):
+        raise OperationalException('Market exit orders require exit_pricing.price_side = "other".')
 
 
 def _validate_trailing_stoploss(conf: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_configuration.py b/tests/test_configuration.py
index 808a926cb..1f5370d85 100644
--- a/tests/test_configuration.py
+++ b/tests/test_configuration.py
@@ -809,13 +809,13 @@ def test_validate_price_side(default_conf):
     conf = deepcopy(default_conf)
     conf['order_types']['entry'] = 'market'
     with pytest.raises(OperationalException,
-                       match='Market buy orders require entry_pricing.price_side = "ask".'):
+                       match='Market entry orders require entry_pricing.price_side = "other".'):
         validate_config_consistency(conf)
 
     conf = deepcopy(default_conf)
     conf['order_types']['exit'] = 'market'
     with pytest.raises(OperationalException,
-                       match='Market sell orders require exit_pricing.price_side = "bid".'):
+                       match='Market exit orders require exit_pricing.price_side = "other".'):
         validate_config_consistency(conf)
 
     # Validate inversed case
@@ -1234,15 +1234,15 @@ def test_pairlist_resolving_fallback(mocker):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("setting", [
-    ("exit_pricing", "use_sell_signal", True,
+    ("ask_strategy", "use_sell_signal", True,
      None, "use_sell_signal", False),
-    ("exit_pricing", "sell_profit_only", True,
+    ("ask_strategy", "sell_profit_only", True,
      None, "sell_profit_only", False),
-    ("exit_pricing", "sell_profit_offset", 0.1,
+    ("ask_strategy", "sell_profit_offset", 0.1,
      None, "sell_profit_offset", 0.01),
-    ("exit_pricing", "ignore_roi_if_buy_signal", True,
+    ("ask_strategy", "ignore_roi_if_buy_signal", True,
      None, "ignore_roi_if_buy_signal", False),
-    ("exit_pricing", "ignore_buying_expired_candle_after", 5,
+    ("ask_strategy", "ignore_buying_expired_candle_after", 5,
      None, "ignore_buying_expired_candle_after", 6),
 ])
 def test_process_temporary_deprecated_settings(mocker, default_conf, setting, caplog):