diff --git a/config/versions/v4.go b/config/versions/v4.go
index 21c506d5f75..ff52dad9a1a 100644
--- a/config/versions/v4.go
+++ b/config/versions/v4.go
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ var defaultConfig = []byte(`{
   "verbose": false,
   "activelyTrackFuturesPositions": true,
   "futuresTrackingSeekDuration": ` + defaultFuturesTrackingSeekDuration + `,
-  "respectOrderHistoryLimits": true,
-  "cancelOrdersOnShutdown": false
+  "cancelOrdersOnShutdown": false,
+  "respectOrderHistoryLimits": true
  }`)
 
 // UpgradeConfig handles upgrading config for OrderManager:
@@ -62,7 +62,12 @@ func (v *Version4) UpgradeConfig(_ context.Context, e []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	return e, nil
 }
 
-// DowngradeConfig doesn't need to do anything for this version, since it's a lossy downgrade
+// DowngradeConfig just reverses the futuresTrackingSeekDuration to negative, and leaves everything else alone
 func (v *Version4) DowngradeConfig(_ context.Context, e []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	if i, err := jsonparser.GetInt(e, "orderManager", "futuresTrackingSeekDuration"); err == nil && i > 0 {
+		if e, err = jsonparser.Set(e, []byte(strconv.Itoa(0-int(i))), "orderManager", "futuresTrackingSeekDuration"); err != nil {
+			return e, err
+		}
+	}
 	return e, nil
 }
diff --git a/config/versions/v4_test.go b/config/versions/v4_test.go
index d8809eefb0e..c2e049c587f 100644
--- a/config/versions/v4_test.go
+++ b/config/versions/v4_test.go
@@ -7,49 +7,62 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/buger/jsonparser"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+var (
+	rOHLT    = `"respectOrderHistoryLimits":true,`
+	rOHLN    = `"respectOrderHistoryLimits":null,`
+	expDef   = `{"orderManager":{"enabled":true,"verbose":false,"activelyTrackFuturesPositions":true,"futuresTrackingSeekDuration":31536000000000000,"cancelOrdersOnShutdown":false,"respectOrderHistoryLimits":true}}`
+	expUser1 = `{"orderManager":{"enabled":false,"verbose":true,"activelyTrackFuturesPositions":false,"futuresTrackingSeekDuration":47000,"cancelOrdersOnShutdown":true,"respectOrderHistoryLimits":true}}`
+)
+
+var tests = []struct {
+	name string
+	in   string
+	out  string
+	err  error
+}{
+	{name: "Bad input should error", err: jsonparser.KeyPathNotFoundError},
+	{name: "Missing orderManager should use the defaults", in: "{}", out: expDef},
+	{name: "Enabled null should use defaults", in: strings.Replace(expDef, "true", "null", 1), out: expDef},
+	{name: "RespectOrderHistoryLimits should be added if missing", in: strings.Replace(expUser1, `"respectOrderHistoryLimits":true,`, "", 1), out: expUser1},
+	{name: "RespectOrderHistoryLimits null should default true", in: strings.Replace(expUser1, `mits":true`, `mits":null`, 1), out: expUser1},
+	{name: "RespectOrderHistoryLimits null should default true", in: strings.Replace(expUser1, `mits":false`, `mits":false`, 1), out: expUser1},
+	{name: "FutureTracking should be reversed", in: strings.Replace(expUser1, "47", "-47", 1), out: expUser1},
+	{name: "Configured orderManager should be left alone", in: expUser1, out: expUser1},
+}
+
 func TestVersion4Upgrade(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	out, err := new(Version4).UpgradeConfig(context.Background(), []byte(`{}`))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
 	b := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	require.NoError(t, json.Compact(b, out), "json.Compact must not error")
-	def := `{"orderManager":{"enabled":true,"verbose":false,"activelyTrackFuturesPositions":true,"futuresTrackingSeekDuration":31536000000000000,"respectOrderHistoryLimits":true,"cancelOrdersOnShutdown":false}}`
-	require.Equal(t, def, b.String())
-
-	in := []byte(`{"orderManager":{"enabled":false,"verbose":true,"activelyTrackFuturesPositions":true,"futuresTrackingSeekDuration":3600000,"cancelOrdersOnShutdown":false}}`)
-	out, err = new(Version4).UpgradeConfig(context.Background(), in)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	exp := `{"orderManager":{"enabled":false,"verbose":true,"activelyTrackFuturesPositions":true,"futuresTrackingSeekDuration":3600000,"cancelOrdersOnShutdown":false,"respectOrderHistoryLimits":true}}`
-	require.Equal(t, exp, string(out))
-
-	in = []byte(`{"orderManager":{"enabled":null,"verbose":false,"activelyTrackFuturesPositions":false,"futuresTrackingSeekDuration":0,"cancelOrdersOnShutdown":false,"respectOrderHistoryLimits":null}}`)
-	out, err = new(Version4).UpgradeConfig(context.Background(), in)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	b.Reset()
-	require.NoError(t, json.Compact(b, out), "json.Compact must not error")
-	require.Equal(t, def, b.String())
-
-	in = []byte(`{"orderManager":{"enabled":true,"verbose":true,"activelyTrackFuturesPositions":false,"futuresTrackingSeekDuration":0,"cancelOrdersOnShutdown":true,"respectOrderHistoryLimits":null}}`)
-	out, err = new(Version4).UpgradeConfig(context.Background(), in)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	b.Reset()
-	require.NoError(t, json.Compact(b, out), "json.Compact must not error")
-	require.Equal(t, strings.Replace(string(in), "null", "true", 1), b.String())
-
-	t.Error("Tests for reversing the amount")
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		_ = t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			out, err := new(Version4).UpgradeConfig(context.Background(), []byte(tt.in))
+			if tt.err != nil {
+				require.ErrorIs(t, err, tt.err)
+				return
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			b.Reset()
+			require.NoError(t, json.Compact(b, out), "json.Compact must not error")
+			require.Equal(t, tt.out, b.String())
+		})
+	}
 }
 
 func TestVersion4Downgrade(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	in := []byte(`{"orderManager":{"enabled":false,"verbose":true}}`)
-	out, err := new(Version4).DowngradeConfig(context.Background(), in)
+
+	expReversed := strings.Replace(expUser1, "47", "-47", 1)
+	out, err := new(Version4).DowngradeConfig(context.Background(), []byte(expUser1))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, string(in), string(out), "Downgrade should not touch the config")
+	assert.Equal(t, expReversed, string(out), "Downgrade should just reverse the futuresTrackingSeekDuration")
 
-	t.Error("Not so fast. Reverse the number back")
+	out, err = new(Version4).DowngradeConfig(context.Background(), []byte(expUser1))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, expReversed, expReversed, "Downgrade should leave an already negative futuresTrackingSeekDuration alone")
 }