diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
index 368b93a03..32eb1bf0b 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ 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
     }
     _ft_has: Dict = {}
     _ft_has_futures: Dict = {}
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ class Exchange:
         )
         self._api_async = self._init_ccxt(exchange_conf, False, ccxt_async_config)
         self._ws_async = self._init_ccxt(exchange_conf, False, ccxt_async_config)
-        self._has_watch_ohlcv = self.exchange_has("watchOHLCV")
+        self._has_watch_ohlcv = self.exchange_has("watchOHLCV") and self._ft_has["ws.enabled"]
         self._exchange_ws: Optional[ExchangeWS] = None
         if exchange_conf.get("enable_ws", True) and self._has_watch_ohlcv:
             self._exchange_ws = ExchangeWS(self._config, self._ws_async)