diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/timerange.py b/freqtrade/configuration/timerange.py
index 2075b38c6..6072e296c 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/timerange.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/timerange.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from typing import Optional
 
 import arrow
 
+from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
+
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ class TimeRange:
                     else:
                         stop = int(stops)
                 if start > stop > 0:
-                    raise Exception('Start date is after stop date for timerange "%s"' % text)
+                    raise OperationalException(
+                        f'Start date is after stop date for timerange "{text}"')
                 return TimeRange(stype[0], stype[1], start, stop)
-        raise Exception('Incorrect syntax for timerange "%s"' % text)
+        raise OperationalException(f'Incorrect syntax for timerange "{text}"')
diff --git a/tests/test_timerange.py b/tests/test_timerange.py
index cd10e219f..dcdaad09d 100644
--- a/tests/test_timerange.py
+++ b/tests/test_timerange.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import arrow
 import pytest
 
 from freqtrade.configuration import TimeRange
+from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
 
 
 def test_parse_timerange_incorrect():
@@ -27,10 +28,11 @@ def test_parse_timerange_incorrect():
     timerange = TimeRange.parse_timerange('-1231006505000')
     assert TimeRange(None, 'date', 0, 1231006505) == timerange
 
-    with pytest.raises(Exception, match=r'Incorrect syntax.*'):
+    with pytest.raises(OperationalException, match=r'Incorrect syntax.*'):
         TimeRange.parse_timerange('-')
 
-    with pytest.raises(Exception, match=r'Start date is after stop date for timerange.*'):
+    with pytest.raises(OperationalException,
+                       match=r'Start date is after stop date for timerange.*'):
         TimeRange.parse_timerange('20100523-20100522')