diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py b/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py
index ce638e042..727766d0f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ class Exchange(object):
             price = ceil(big_price) / pow(10, symbol_prec)
         return price
 
-    def buy(self, pair: str, ordertype: str, amount: float, rate: float, time_in_force='gtc') -> Dict:
+    def buy(self, pair: str, ordertype: str, amount: float,
+            rate: float, time_in_force='gtc') -> Dict:
         if self._conf['dry_run']:
             order_id = f'dry_run_buy_{randint(0, 10**6)}'
             self._dry_run_open_orders[order_id] = {
diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index 7894fc6cf..52d4b88ec 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -444,14 +444,15 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
         amount = stake_amount / buy_limit
 
         order = self.exchange.buy(pair=pair, ordertype=self.strategy.order_types['buy'],
-                                     amount=amount, rate=buy_limit,
-                                    time_in_force=self.strategy.order_time_in_force['buy'])
+                                  amount=amount, rate=buy_limit,
+                                  time_in_force=self.strategy.order_time_in_force['buy'])
         order_id = order['id']
         order_info = order.get('info', {})
 
         # check if order is expired (in case of FOC or IOC orders)
         # or rejected by the exchange.
-        if order_info.get('status', '') == 'EXPIRED' or order_info.get('status', '') == 'REJECTED':
+        order_status = order_info.get('status', '')
+        if order_status == 'EXPIRED' or order_status == 'REJECTED':
             order_type = self.strategy.order_types['buy']
             order_tif = self.strategy.order_time_in_force['buy']
             status = order_info['status']
@@ -459,7 +460,6 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
                            order_tif, order_type, pair_s, status, self.exchange.name)
             return False
 
-
         self.rpc.send_msg({
             'type': RPCMessageType.BUY_NOTIFICATION,
             'exchange': self.exchange.name.capitalize(),