diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
index d6776b5c8..2423a7fdb 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ class RPC:
             self._freqtrade.state = State.PAUSED
             return {"status": "starting bot with trader in paused state..."}
 
-        return {"status": "No more entries will occur from now. Run /start to enable entries"}
+        return {"status": "No more entries will occur from now. Run /start to enable entries."}
 
     def _rpc_reload_trade_from_exchange(self, trade_id: int) -> dict[str, str]:
         """
diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py b/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
index cb67d089e..8f4245e50 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
@@ -813,12 +813,12 @@ def test_rpc_stopentry(mocker, default_conf) -> None:
     freqtradebot = get_patched_freqtradebot(mocker, default_conf)
     patch_get_signal(freqtradebot)
     rpc = RPC(freqtradebot)
-    freqtradebot.state = State.RUNNING
+    freqtradebot.state = State.PAUSED
 
-    assert freqtradebot.config["max_open_trades"] != 0
     result = rpc._rpc_stopentry()
-    assert {"status": "No more entries will occur from now. Run /reload_config to reset."} == result
-    assert freqtradebot.config["max_open_trades"] == 0
+    assert {
+        "status": "No more entries will occur from now. Run /start to enable entries."
+    } == result
 
 
 def test_rpc_force_exit(default_conf, ticker, fee, mocker) -> None: