diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index 6ba59bea4..cfff46fea 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
             logger.debug('Using order book to get sell rate')
 
             order_book = self.exchange.get_order_book(pair, 1)
-            rate = order_book['asks'][0][0]
+            rate = order_book['bids'][0][0]
 
         else:
             rate = self.exchange.get_ticker(pair, refresh)['bid']
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/test_freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/tests/test_freqtradebot.py
index 950662bfb..e4f0415f7 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/test_freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/test_freqtradebot.py
@@ -2984,7 +2984,7 @@ def test_get_sell_rate(default_conf, mocker, ticker, order_book_l2) -> None:
     ft = get_patched_freqtradebot(mocker, default_conf)
     rate = ft.get_sell_rate(pair, True)
     assert isinstance(rate, float)
-    assert rate == 0.043949
+    assert rate == 0.043936
 
 
 def test_startup_messages(default_conf, mocker):