diff --git a/freqtrade/wallets.py b/freqtrade/wallets.py
index 98a39ea2d..e57739595 100644
--- a/freqtrade/wallets.py
+++ b/freqtrade/wallets.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import logging
 from copy import deepcopy
-from typing import Any, Dict, NamedTuple
+from typing import Any, Dict, NamedTuple, Optional
 
 import arrow
 
@@ -238,14 +238,15 @@ class Wallets:
 
         return self._check_available_stake_amount(stake_amount, available_amount)
 
-    def validate_stake_amount(self, pair, stake_amount, min_stake_amount):
+    def validate_stake_amount(
+            self, pair: str, stake_amount: Optional[float], min_stake_amount: Optional[float]):
         if not stake_amount:
             logger.debug(f"Stake amount is {stake_amount}, ignoring possible trade for {pair}.")
             return 0
 
         max_stake_amount = self.get_available_stake_amount()
 
-        if min_stake_amount > max_stake_amount:
+        if min_stake_amount is not None and min_stake_amount > max_stake_amount:
             if self._log:
                 logger.warning("Minimum stake amount > available balance.")
             return 0
diff --git a/tests/test_wallets.py b/tests/test_wallets.py
index 3e02cdb09..12297e5ed 100644
--- a/tests/test_wallets.py
+++ b/tests/test_wallets.py
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ def test_get_trade_stake_amount_unlimited_amount(default_conf, ticker, balance_r
     (9, 11, 100, 11),  # Below min stake
     (1, 15, 10, 0),  # Below min stake and min_stake > max_stake
     (20, 50, 100, 0),  # Below min stake and stake * 1.3 > min_stake
+    (1000, None, 1000, 1000),  # No min-stake-amount could be determined
 
 ])
 def test_validate_stake_amount(mocker, default_conf,