diff --git a/freqtrade/persistence/models.py b/freqtrade/persistence/models.py
index bc5ef961a..04f1d67b2 100644
--- a/freqtrade/persistence/models.py
+++ b/freqtrade/persistence/models.py
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ class PairLock(_DECL_BASE):
         lock_time = self.lock_time.strftime(DATETIME_PRINT_FORMAT)
         lock_end_time = self.lock_end_time.strftime(DATETIME_PRINT_FORMAT)
         return (f'PairLock(id={self.id}, pair={self.pair}, lock_time={lock_time}, '
-                f'lock_end_time={lock_end_time})')
+                f'lock_end_time={lock_end_time}, reason={self.reason}, active={self.active})')
 
     @staticmethod
     def query_pair_locks(pair: Optional[str], now: datetime) -> Query:
@@ -905,7 +905,6 @@ class PairLock(_DECL_BASE):
         :param pair: Pair to check for. Returns all current locks if pair is empty
         :param now: Datetime object (generated via datetime.now(timezone.utc)).
         """
-
         filters = [PairLock.lock_end_time > now,
                    # Only active locks
                    PairLock.active.is_(True), ]
diff --git a/freqtrade/persistence/pairlock_middleware.py b/freqtrade/persistence/pairlock_middleware.py
index 6e0164182..386c3d1d7 100644
--- a/freqtrade/persistence/pairlock_middleware.py
+++ b/freqtrade/persistence/pairlock_middleware.py
@@ -113,13 +113,26 @@ class PairLocks():
         """
         if not now:
             now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
-        logger.info(f"Releasing all locks with reason \'{reason}\'.")
-        locks = PairLocks.get_all_locks()
-        for lock in locks:
-            if lock.reason == reason:
-                lock.active = False
+
+        def local_unlock(lock):
+            lock.active = False
+
         if PairLocks.use_db:
+            # used in live modes
+            logger.info(f"Releasing all locks with reason \'{reason}\':")
+            filters = [PairLock.lock_end_time > now,
+                       PairLock.active.is_(True),
+                       PairLock.reason == reason
+                       ]
+            locks = PairLock.query.filter(*filters)
+            for lock in locks:
+                logger.info(f"Releasing lock for \'{lock.pair}\' with reason \'{reason}\'.")
+                lock.active = False
             PairLock.query.session.commit()
+        else:
+            # no logging in backtesting to increase speed
+            locks = filter(lambda reason: reason == reason, PairLocks.locks)
+            locks = map(local_unlock, locks)
 
     @staticmethod
     def is_global_lock(now: Optional[datetime] = None) -> bool: