diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py b/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
index ff4233eaf..97a723929 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
@@ -333,6 +333,10 @@ def test_get_ticker(default_conf, mocker):
         mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange._API', api_mock)
         get_ticker(pair='ETH/BTC', refresh=True)
 
+    api_mock.fetch_ticker = MagicMock(return_value={})
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange._API', api_mock)
+    get_ticker(pair='ETH/BTC', refresh=True)
+
 
 def make_fetch_ohlcv_mock(data):
     def fetch_ohlcv_mock(pair, timeframe, since):