diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 906e19ef7..0a4d6424e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -201,4 +201,4 @@ To run this bot we recommend you a cloud instance with a minimum of:
 - [git](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git)
 - [TA-Lib](https://mrjbq7.github.io/ta-lib/install.html)
 - [virtualenv](https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/stable/installation.html) (Recommended)
-- [Docker](https://www.docker.com/products/docker) (Recommended)
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+- [Docker](https://www.docker.com/products/docker) (Recommended)
diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index 99373ae74..fb42a8924 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -1149,9 +1149,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(LoggingMixin):
         trade.open_order_id = order['id']
         trade.sell_order_status = ''
         trade.close_rate_requested = limit
-        trade.sell_reason = sell_reason.sell_reason
-        if(exit_tag is not None):
-            trade.sell_reason = exit_tag
+        trade.sell_reason = exit_tag or sell_reason.sell_reason
         # In case of market sell orders the order can be closed immediately
         if order.get('status', 'unknown') in ('closed', 'expired'):
             self.update_trade_state(trade, trade.open_order_id, order)
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
index d23b6bdc3..6fea716a0 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
@@ -364,7 +364,11 @@ class Backtesting:
 
             # Checks and adds an exit tag, after checking that the length of the
             # sell_row has the length for an exit tag column
-            if(len(sell_row) > EXIT_TAG_IDX and sell_row[EXIT_TAG_IDX] is not None and len(sell_row[EXIT_TAG_IDX]) > 0):
+            if(
+                len(sell_row) > EXIT_TAG_IDX
+                and sell_row[EXIT_TAG_IDX] is not None
+                and len(sell_row[EXIT_TAG_IDX]) > 0
+            ):
                 trade.sell_reason = sell_row[EXIT_TAG_IDX]
 
             trade_dur = int((trade.close_date_utc - trade.open_date_utc).total_seconds() // 60)
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
index 96124ff45..f79f8d457 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ class Telegram(RPCHandler):
             CallbackQueryHandler(self._balance, pattern='update_balance'),
             CallbackQueryHandler(self._performance, pattern='update_performance'),
             CallbackQueryHandler(self._buy_tag_performance, pattern='update_buy_tag_performance'),
-            CallbackQueryHandler(self._sell_reason_performance, pattern='update_sell_reason_performance'),
+            CallbackQueryHandler(self._sell_reason_performance,
+                                 pattern='update_sell_reason_performance'),
             CallbackQueryHandler(self._mix_tag_performance, pattern='update_mix_tag_performance'),
             CallbackQueryHandler(self._count, pattern='update_count'),
             CallbackQueryHandler(self._forcebuy_inline),