diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py b/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py
index 2b681081a..f20920df6 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Binance(Exchange):
         "trades_pagination_arg": "fromId",
         "trades_has_history": True,
         "l2_limit_range": [5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000],
-        "ws.enabled": True,
+        "ws_enabled": True,
     }
     _ft_has_futures: Dict = {
         "stoploss_order_types": {"limit": "stop", "market": "stop_market"},
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Binance(Exchange):
             PriceType.LAST: "CONTRACT_PRICE",
             PriceType.MARK: "MARK_PRICE",
         },
-        "ws.enabled": False,
+        "ws_enabled": False,
     }
 
     _supported_trading_mode_margin_pairs: List[Tuple[TradingMode, MarginMode]] = [
diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/bybit.py b/freqtrade/exchange/bybit.py
index 16932947d..ce9c38fff 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/bybit.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/bybit.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Bybit(Exchange):
         "ohlcv_candle_limit": 1000,
         "ohlcv_has_history": True,
         "order_time_in_force": ["GTC", "FOK", "IOC", "PO"],
-        "ws.enabled": True,
+        "ws_enabled": True,
         "trades_has_history": False,  # Endpoint doesn't support pagination
     }
     _ft_has_futures: Dict = {
diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
index 7bd8b694b..df1971999 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class Exchange:
         "marketOrderRequiresPrice": False,
         "exchange_has_overrides": {},  # Dictionary overriding ccxt's "has".
         # Expected to be in the format {"fetchOHLCV": True} or {"fetchOHLCV": False}
-        "ws.enabled": False,  # Set to true for exchanges with tested websocket support
+        "ws_enabled": False,  # Set to true for exchanges with tested websocket support
     }
     _ft_has: Dict = {}
     _ft_has_futures: Dict = {}
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class Exchange:
             exchange_conf.get("ccxt_async_config", {}), ccxt_async_config
         )
         self._api_async = self._init_ccxt(exchange_conf, False, ccxt_async_config)
-        self._has_watch_ohlcv = self.exchange_has("watchOHLCV") and self._ft_has["ws.enabled"]
+        self._has_watch_ohlcv = self.exchange_has("watchOHLCV") and self._ft_has["ws_enabled"]
         if (
             self._config["runmode"] in TRADE_MODES
             and exchange_conf.get("enable_ws", True)
diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/okx.py b/freqtrade/exchange/okx.py
index db94f576d..248028973 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/okx.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/okx.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Okx(Exchange):
         "stoploss_order_types": {"limit": "limit"},
         "stoploss_on_exchange": True,
         "trades_has_history": False,  # Endpoint doesn't have a "since" parameter
-        "ws.enabled": True,
+        "ws_enabled": True,
     }
     _ft_has_futures: Dict = {
         "tickers_have_quoteVolume": False,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Okx(Exchange):
             PriceType.MARK: "index",
             PriceType.INDEX: "mark",
         },
-        "ws.enabled": True,
+        "ws_enabled": True,
     }
 
     _supported_trading_mode_margin_pairs: List[Tuple[TradingMode, MarginMode]] = [