diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/bybit.py b/freqtrade/exchange/bybit.py
index 259858802..63047066a 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/bybit.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/bybit.py
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ class Bybit(Exchange):
                 if is_unified and len(is_unified) > 1 and is_unified[1]:
                     self.unified_account = True
                     logger.info("Bybit: Unified account.")
+                    raise OperationalException("Bybit: Unified account is not supported. "
+                                               "Please use a standard (sub)account.")
                 else:
                     self.unified_account = False
                     logger.info("Bybit: Standard account.")
diff --git a/tests/exchange/test_bybit.py b/tests/exchange/test_bybit.py
index 74a490aa9..fb7d7a120 100644
--- a/tests/exchange/test_bybit.py
+++ b/tests/exchange/test_bybit.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
+import pytest
+
 from freqtrade.enums.marginmode import MarginMode
 from freqtrade.enums.tradingmode import TradingMode
+from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
 from tests.conftest import EXMS, get_mock_coro, get_patched_exchange, log_has
 from tests.exchange.test_exchange import ccxt_exceptionhandlers
 
@@ -24,12 +27,14 @@ def test_additional_exchange_init_bybit(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
 
     api_mock.set_position_mode.reset_mock()
     api_mock.is_unified_enabled = MagicMock(return_value=[False, True])
-    exchange = get_patched_exchange(mocker, default_conf, id="bybit", api_mock=api_mock)
-    assert api_mock.set_position_mode.call_count == 1
-    assert api_mock.is_unified_enabled.call_count == 1
-    assert exchange.unified_account is True
-
+    with pytest.raises(OperationalException, match=r"Bybit: Unified account is not supported.*"):
+        get_patched_exchange(mocker, default_conf, id="bybit", api_mock=api_mock)
     assert log_has("Bybit: Unified account.", caplog)
+    # exchange = get_patched_exchange(mocker, default_conf, id="bybit", api_mock=api_mock)
+    # assert api_mock.set_position_mode.call_count == 1
+    # assert api_mock.is_unified_enabled.call_count == 1
+    # assert exchange.unified_account is True
+
     ccxt_exceptionhandlers(mocker, default_conf, api_mock, 'bybit',
                            "additional_exchange_init", "set_position_mode")