diff --git a/lib/plugins.js b/lib/plugins.js
index a119e7dd..ef001f7d 100644
--- a/lib/plugins.js
+++ b/lib/plugins.js
@@ -225,12 +225,16 @@ function plugins (settings, deviceId) {
     }
   }
 
+  function getTickerRates (fiatCode, cryptoCode) {
+    return ticker.getRates(settings, fiatCode, cryptoCode)
+  }
+
   function pollQueries () {
     const localeConfig = configManager.getLocale(deviceId, settings.config)
     const fiatCode = localeConfig.fiatCurrency
     const cryptoCodes = localeConfig.cryptoCurrencies
 
-    const tickerPromises = cryptoCodes.map(c => ticker.getRates(settings, fiatCode, c))
+    const tickerPromises = cryptoCodes.map(c => getTickerRates(fiatCode, c))
     const balancePromises = cryptoCodes.map(c => fiatBalance(fiatCode, c))
     const networkPromises = cryptoCodes.map(c => wallet.cryptoNetwork(settings, c))
     const supportsBatchingPromise = cryptoCodes.map(c => wallet.supportsBatching(settings, c))
@@ -342,7 +346,7 @@ function plugins (settings, deviceId) {
   function fiatBalance (fiatCode, cryptoCode) {
     const commissions = configManager.getCommissions(cryptoCode, deviceId, settings.config)
     return Promise.all([
-      ticker.getRates(settings, fiatCode, cryptoCode),
+      getTickerRates(fiatCode, cryptoCode),
       wallet.balance(settings, cryptoCode)
     ])
       .then(([rates, balanceRec]) => {
@@ -832,7 +836,7 @@ function plugins (settings, deviceId) {
     const fiatCode = localeConfig.fiatCurrency
 
     const cryptoCodes = configManager.getAllCryptoCurrencies(settings.config)
-    const tickerPromises = cryptoCodes.map(c => ticker.getRates(settings, fiatCode, c))
+    const tickerPromises = cryptoCodes.map(c => getTickerRates(fiatCode, c))
 
     return Promise.all(tickerPromises)
   }
diff --git a/lib/ticker.js b/lib/ticker.js
index afef8a72..221235e3 100644
--- a/lib/ticker.js
+++ b/lib/ticker.js
@@ -14,33 +14,40 @@ const FETCH_INTERVAL = 58000
 
 const PEGGED_FIAT_CURRENCIES = { NAD: 'ZAR' }
 
-function _getRates (settings, fiatCode, cryptoCode) {
-  return Promise.resolve()
-    .then(() => {
-      const config = settings.config
-      const tickerName = configManager.getWalletSettings(cryptoCode, config).ticker
-      const market = [cryptoCode, fiatCode].join('-')
+const getFallbackTicker = ticker =>
+  _.difference(['bitpay', 'kraken', 'bitstamp'], [ticker])[0]
 
-      return buildTicker(fiatCode, cryptoCode, tickerName)
-        .then(r => ({
-          rates: r.rates,
-          timestamp: Date.now()
-        }))
-        .then(r => {
-          lastRate[market] = r
-          return r
-        })
-        .catch(err => {
-          logger.error(err)
-          return lastRate[market]
-        })
+const hasRatesOrReject = emsg => r => _.get(['rates'], r) ?
+  r :
+  Promise.reject(new Error(emsg))
+
+const get1 = (market, fiatCode, cryptoCode, ticker, emsg) =>
+  buildTicker(fiatCode, cryptoCode, ticker)
+    .then(hasRatesOrReject(emsg))
+    .then(({ rates }) => {
+      return lastRate[market] = { rates, timestamp: Date.now() }
     })
-}
+
+const _getRates = (settings, fiatCode, cryptoCode) => Promise.resolve()
+  .then(() => {
+    const ticker = configManager.getWalletSettings(cryptoCode, settings.config).ticker
+    const market = [cryptoCode, fiatCode].join('-')
+    const fallbackTicker = getFallbackTicker(ticker)
+    const emsg = fallbackTicker ?
+      "Failed to get rates with configured ticker, trying fallback" :
+      "Failed to get ticker rates"
+    return get1(market, fiatCode, cryptoCode, ticker, emsg)
+      .catch(err => {
+        logger.error(err)
+        return fallbackTicker ?
+          get1(market, fiatCode, cryptoCode, fallbackTicker, "Failed to get rates with fallback ticker") :
+          lastRate[market]
+      })
+      .then(hasRatesOrReject("Failed to get ticker rates"))
+  })
 
 function buildTicker (fiatCode, cryptoCode, tickerName) {
-  fiatCode = _.includes(fiatCode, _.keys(PEGGED_FIAT_CURRENCIES))
-    ? PEGGED_FIAT_CURRENCIES[fiatCode]
-    : fiatCode
+  fiatCode = _.defaultTo(fiatCode, _.get([fiatCode], PEGGED_FIAT_CURRENCIES))
   cryptoCode = coinUtils.getEquivalentCode(cryptoCode)
 
   if (tickerName === 'bitpay') return bitpay.ticker(fiatCode, cryptoCode)