diff --git a/tests/data/test_dataprovider.py b/tests/data/test_dataprovider.py
index 32ddfe99e..c2d6e82f1 100644
--- a/tests/data/test_dataprovider.py
+++ b/tests/data/test_dataprovider.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import pytest
 
 from freqtrade.data.dataprovider import DataProvider
 from freqtrade.pairlist.pairlistmanager import PairListManager
-from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
+from freqtrade.exceptions import DependencyException, OperationalException
 from freqtrade.state import RunMode
 from tests.conftest import get_patched_exchange
 
@@ -154,19 +154,20 @@ def test_market(mocker, default_conf, markets):
     assert res is None
 
 
-def test_ticker(mocker, default_conf, tickers, markets):
-    api_mock = MagicMock()
-    api_mock.markets = markets
-    api_mock.fetch_ticker = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda x: tickers().get(x))
-    exchange = get_patched_exchange(mocker, default_conf, api_mock=api_mock)
-
+def test_ticker(mocker, default_conf, tickers):
+    ticker_mock = MagicMock(return_value=tickers()['ETH/BTC'])
+    mocker.patch("freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.fetch_ticker", ticker_mock)
+    exchange = get_patched_exchange(mocker, default_conf)
     dp = DataProvider(default_conf, exchange)
     res = dp.ticker('ETH/BTC')
-
     assert type(res) is dict
     assert 'symbol' in res
     assert res['symbol'] == 'ETH/BTC'
 
+    ticker_mock = MagicMock(side_effect=DependencyException('Pair not found'))
+    mocker.patch("freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.fetch_ticker", ticker_mock)
+    exchange = get_patched_exchange(mocker, default_conf)
+    dp = DataProvider(default_conf, exchange)
     res = dp.ticker('UNITTEST/BTC')
     assert res == {}