diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
index c3171b961..536a707cd 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
@@ -270,6 +270,15 @@ class Exchange(object):
                     f'Pair {pair} is not available on {self.name}. '
                     f'Please remove {pair} from your whitelist.')
 
+    def get_valid_pair_combination(self, paira, pairb) -> str:
+        """
+        Get valid combination of paira and pairb by trying both combinations.
+        """
+        for pair in [f"{paira}/{pairb}", f"{pairb}/{paira}"]:
+            if pair in self._api.markets and self._api.markets[pair].get('active'):
+                return pair
+        raise DependencyException(f"Could not combine {paira} and {pairb} to get a valid pair.")
+
     def validate_timeframes(self, timeframe: List[str]) -> None:
         """
         Checks if ticker interval from config is a supported timeframe on the exchange
@@ -501,7 +510,7 @@ class Exchange(object):
     def get_ticker(self, pair: str, refresh: Optional[bool] = True) -> dict:
         if refresh or pair not in self._cached_ticker.keys():
             try:
-                if pair not in self._api.markets:
+                if pair not in self._api.markets or not self._api.markets[pair].get('active'):
                     raise DependencyException(f"Pair {pair} not available")
                 data = self._api.fetch_ticker(pair)
                 try:
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
index f5adffc65..f77e0eddb 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
@@ -281,10 +281,11 @@ class RPC(object):
                 rate = 1.0
             else:
                 try:
-                    if coin in('USDT', 'USD', 'EUR'):
-                        rate = 1.0 / self._freqtrade.get_sell_rate('BTC/' + coin, False)
+                    pair = self._freqtrade.exchange.get_valid_pair_combination(coin, "BTC")
+                    if pair.startswith("BTC"):
+                        rate = 1.0 / self._freqtrade.get_sell_rate(pair, False)
                     else:
-                        rate = self._freqtrade.get_sell_rate(coin + '/BTC', False)
+                        rate = self._freqtrade.get_sell_rate(pair, False)
                 except (TemporaryError, DependencyException):
                     logger.warning(f" Could not get rate for pair {coin}.")
                     continue