diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/common.py b/freqtrade/exchange/common.py
index 3bba9be72..539bcef22 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/common.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/common.py
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ from freqtrade.exceptions import (DDosProtection, RetryableOrderError,
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+# Maximum default retry count.
+# Functions are always called RETRY_COUNT + 1 times (for the original call)
 API_RETRY_COUNT = 4
+API_FETCH_ORDER_RETRY_COUNT = 3
+
 BAD_EXCHANGES = {
     "bitmex": "Various reasons.",
     "bitstamp": "Does not provide history. "
diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
index 64d1a75de..3b2b56d13 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ from freqtrade.exceptions import (DDosProtection, ExchangeError,
                                   InsufficientFundsError,
                                   InvalidOrderException, OperationalException,
                                   RetryableOrderError, TemporaryError)
-from freqtrade.exchange.common import BAD_EXCHANGES, retrier, retrier_async
+from freqtrade.exchange.common import (API_FETCH_ORDER_RETRY_COUNT,
+                                       BAD_EXCHANGES, retrier, retrier_async)
 from freqtrade.misc import deep_merge_dicts, safe_value_fallback2
 
 CcxtModuleType = Any
@@ -1010,7 +1011,7 @@ class Exchange:
 
         return order
 
-    @retrier(retries=5)
+    @retrier(retries=API_FETCH_ORDER_RETRY_COUNT)
     def fetch_order(self, order_id: str, pair: str) -> Dict:
         if self._config['dry_run']:
             try:
diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/ftx.py b/freqtrade/exchange/ftx.py
index 27051a945..39100d0b7 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/ftx.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/ftx.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from freqtrade.exceptions import (DDosProtection, InsufficientFundsError,
                                   InvalidOrderException, OperationalException,
                                   TemporaryError)
 from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange
-from freqtrade.exchange.common import retrier
+from freqtrade.exchange.common import API_FETCH_ORDER_RETRY_COUNT, retrier
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Ftx(Exchange):
         except ccxt.BaseError as e:
             raise OperationalException(e) from e
 
-    @retrier(retries=5)
+    @retrier(retries=API_FETCH_ORDER_RETRY_COUNT)
     def fetch_stoploss_order(self, order_id: str, pair: str) -> Dict:
         if self._config['dry_run']:
             try:
diff --git a/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py b/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
index e68629d3d..a05377702 100644
--- a/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
+++ b/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# pragma pylint: disable=missing-docstring, C0103, bad-continuation, global-statement
-# pragma pylint: disable=protected-access
 import copy
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
@@ -11,10 +9,12 @@ import ccxt
 import pytest
 from pandas import DataFrame
 
-from freqtrade.exceptions import (DependencyException, InvalidOrderException, DDosProtection,
-                                  OperationalException, TemporaryError)
+from freqtrade.exceptions import (DDosProtection, DependencyException,
+                                  InvalidOrderException, OperationalException,
+                                  TemporaryError)
 from freqtrade.exchange import Binance, Exchange, Kraken
-from freqtrade.exchange.common import API_RETRY_COUNT, calculate_backoff
+from freqtrade.exchange.common import (API_RETRY_COUNT, API_FETCH_ORDER_RETRY_COUNT,
+                                       calculate_backoff)
 from freqtrade.exchange.exchange import (market_is_active, symbol_is_pair,
                                          timeframe_to_minutes,
                                          timeframe_to_msecs,
@@ -1894,12 +1894,14 @@ def test_fetch_order(default_conf, mocker, exchange_name):
         # Ensure backoff is called
         assert tm.call_args_list[0][0][0] == 1
         assert tm.call_args_list[1][0][0] == 2
-        assert tm.call_args_list[2][0][0] == 5
-        assert tm.call_args_list[3][0][0] == 10
-    assert api_mock.fetch_order.call_count == 6
+        if API_FETCH_ORDER_RETRY_COUNT > 2:
+            assert tm.call_args_list[2][0][0] == 5
+        if API_FETCH_ORDER_RETRY_COUNT > 3:
+            assert tm.call_args_list[3][0][0] == 10
+    assert api_mock.fetch_order.call_count == API_FETCH_ORDER_RETRY_COUNT + 1
 
     ccxt_exceptionhandlers(mocker, default_conf, api_mock, exchange_name,
-                           'fetch_order', 'fetch_order', retries=6,
+                           'fetch_order', 'fetch_order', retries=API_FETCH_ORDER_RETRY_COUNT + 1,
                            order_id='_', pair='TKN/BTC')
 
 
@@ -1932,7 +1934,7 @@ def test_fetch_stoploss_order(default_conf, mocker, exchange_name):
 
     ccxt_exceptionhandlers(mocker, default_conf, api_mock, exchange_name,
                            'fetch_stoploss_order', 'fetch_order',
-                           retries=6,
+                           retries=API_FETCH_ORDER_RETRY_COUNT + 1,
                            order_id='_', pair='TKN/BTC')
 
 
diff --git a/tests/exchange/test_ftx.py b/tests/exchange/test_ftx.py
index bed92d276..16789af2c 100644
--- a/tests/exchange/test_ftx.py
+++ b/tests/exchange/test_ftx.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# pragma pylint: disable=missing-docstring, C0103, bad-continuation, global-statement
-# pragma pylint: disable=protected-access
 from random import randint
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
@@ -7,6 +5,7 @@ import ccxt
 import pytest
 
 from freqtrade.exceptions import DependencyException, InvalidOrderException
+from freqtrade.exchange.common import API_FETCH_ORDER_RETRY_COUNT
 from tests.conftest import get_patched_exchange
 
 from .test_exchange import ccxt_exceptionhandlers
@@ -154,5 +153,5 @@ def test_fetch_stoploss_order(default_conf, mocker):
 
     ccxt_exceptionhandlers(mocker, default_conf, api_mock, 'ftx',
                            'fetch_stoploss_order', 'fetch_orders',
-                           retries=6,
+                           retries=API_FETCH_ORDER_RETRY_COUNT + 1,
                            order_id='_', pair='TKN/BTC')
diff --git a/tests/exchange/test_kraken.py b/tests/exchange/test_kraken.py
index 9451c0b9e..8f774a7ec 100644
--- a/tests/exchange/test_kraken.py
+++ b/tests/exchange/test_kraken.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# pragma pylint: disable=missing-docstring, C0103, bad-continuation, global-statement
-# pragma pylint: disable=protected-access
 from random import randint
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock