diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py
index 1fd4ca74b..65b6941e2 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ def show_config(rpc: Optional[RPC] = Depends(get_rpc_optional), config=Depends(g
 
 @router.post('/forcebuy', response_model=ForceBuyResponse, tags=['trading'])
 def forcebuy(payload: ForceBuyPayload, rpc: RPC = Depends(get_rpc)):
-    trade = rpc._rpc_forcebuy(payload.pair, payload.price, payload.ordertype.value)
+    ordertype = payload.ordertype.value if payload.ordertype else None
+    trade = rpc._rpc_forcebuy(payload.pair, payload.price, ordertype)
 
     if trade:
         return ForceBuyResponse.parse_obj(trade.to_json())
@@ -140,7 +141,8 @@ def forcebuy(payload: ForceBuyPayload, rpc: RPC = Depends(get_rpc)):
 
 @router.post('/forcesell', response_model=ResultMsg, tags=['trading'])
 def forcesell(payload: ForceSellPayload, rpc: RPC = Depends(get_rpc)):
-    return rpc._rpc_forcesell(payload.tradeid, payload.ordertype.value)
+    ordertype = payload.ordertype.value if payload.ordertype else None
+    return rpc._rpc_forcesell(payload.tradeid, ordertype)
 
 
 @router.get('/blacklist', response_model=BlacklistResponse, tags=['info', 'pairlist'])