diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py b/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py
index ce562e056..88e403906 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from random import randint
 from typing import List, Dict, Tuple, Any, Optional
 from datetime import datetime
 from math import floor, ceil
-import time
 
 import asyncio
 import ccxt
@@ -379,7 +378,7 @@ class Exchange(object):
         logger.debug("one_call: %s", one_call)
         input_coroutines = [self._async_get_candle_history(
             pair, tick_interval, since) for since in
-                range(since_ms, int(time.time() * 1000), one_call)]
+            range(since_ms, arrow.utcnow().timestamp * 1000, one_call)]
         tickers = await asyncio.gather(*input_coroutines, return_exceptions=True)
 
         # Combine tickers
@@ -412,7 +411,7 @@ class Exchange(object):
             # so we fetch it from local cache
             if (not since_ms and
                     self._pairs_last_refresh_time.get(pair, 0) + interval_in_sec >=
-                    int(time.time())):
+                    arrow.utcnow().timestamp):
                 data = self._cached_klines[pair]
                 logger.debug("Using cached klines data for %s ...", pair)
             else:
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py b/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
index 376324757..ca06a4a70 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
 from random import randint
-import time
 from unittest.mock import Mock, MagicMock, PropertyMock
 
+import arrow
 import ccxt
 import pytest
 
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ def test_get_history(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
     exchange = get_patched_exchange(mocker, default_conf)
     tick = [
         [
-            int(time.time() * 1000),  # unix timestamp ms
+            arrow.utcnow().timestamp * 1000,  # unix timestamp ms
             1,  # open
             2,  # high
             3,  # low
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ def test_get_history(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
     # one_call calculation * 1.8 should do 2 calls
     since = 5 * 60 * 500 * 1.8
     print(f"since = {since}")
-    ret = exchange.get_history(pair, "5m", int((time.time() - since) * 1000))
+    ret = exchange.get_history(pair, "5m", int((arrow.utcnow().timestamp - since) * 1000))
 
     assert exchange._async_get_candle_history.call_count == 2
     # Returns twice the above tick
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ def test_get_history(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
 async def test__async_get_candle_history(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
     tick = [
         [
-            int(time.time() * 1000),  # unix timestamp ms
+            arrow.utcnow().timestamp * 1000,  # unix timestamp ms
             1,  # open
             2,  # high
             3,  # low
@@ -642,7 +642,8 @@ async def test__async_get_candle_history(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
     with pytest.raises(OperationalException, match=r'Could not fetch ticker data*'):
         api_mock.fetch_ohlcv = MagicMock(side_effect=ccxt.BaseError)
         exchange = get_patched_exchange(mocker, default_conf, api_mock)
-        await exchange._async_get_candle_history(pair, "5m", int((time.time() - 2000) * 1000))
+        await exchange._async_get_candle_history(pair, "5m",
+                                                 (arrow.utcnow().timestamp - 2000) * 1000)
 
 
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