diff --git a/freqtrade/pairlist/AgeFilter.py b/freqtrade/pairlist/AgeFilter.py
index 101f19cbe..7b6b126c3 100644
--- a/freqtrade/pairlist/AgeFilter.py
+++ b/freqtrade/pairlist/AgeFilter.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import logging
 import arrow
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
+from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
 from freqtrade.misc import plural
 from freqtrade.pairlist.IPairList import IPairList
 
@@ -25,14 +26,11 @@ class AgeFilter(IPairList):
         self._min_days_listed = pairlistconfig.get('min_days_listed', 10)
 
         if self._min_days_listed < 1:
-            self.log_on_refresh(logger.info, "min_days_listed must be >= 1, "
-                                             "ignoring filter")
+            raise OperationalException("AgeFilter requires min_days_listed must be >= 1")
         if self._min_days_listed > exchange.ohlcv_candle_limit:
-            self._min_days_listed = min(self._min_days_listed, exchange.ohlcv_candle_limit)
-            self.log_on_refresh(logger.info, "min_days_listed exceeds "
-                                             "exchange max request size "
-                                             f"({exchange.ohlcv_candle_limit}), using "
-                                             f"min_days_listed={self._min_days_listed}")
+            raise OperationalException("AgeFilter requires min_days_listed must not exceed "
+                                       "exchange max request size "
+                                       f"({exchange.ohlcv_candle_limit})")
         self._enabled = self._min_days_listed >= 1
 
     @property
diff --git a/tests/pairlist/test_pairlist.py b/tests/pairlist/test_pairlist.py
index cf54a09ae..e23102162 100644
--- a/tests/pairlist/test_pairlist.py
+++ b/tests/pairlist/test_pairlist.py
@@ -543,10 +543,9 @@ def test_agefilter_min_days_listed_too_small(mocker, default_conf, markets, tick
                           get_tickers=tickers
                           )
 
-    get_patched_freqtradebot(mocker, default_conf)
-
-    assert log_has_re(r'min_days_listed must be >= 1, '
-                      r'ignoring filter', caplog)
+    with pytest.raises(OperationalException,
+                       match=r'AgeFilter requires min_days_listed must be >= 1'):
+        get_patched_freqtradebot(mocker, default_conf)
 
 
 def test_agefilter_min_days_listed_too_large(mocker, default_conf, markets, tickers, caplog):
@@ -559,10 +558,10 @@ def test_agefilter_min_days_listed_too_large(mocker, default_conf, markets, tick
                           get_tickers=tickers
                           )
 
-    get_patched_freqtradebot(mocker, default_conf)
-
-    assert log_has_re(r'^min_days_listed exceeds '
-                      r'exchange max request size', caplog)
+    with pytest.raises(OperationalException,
+                       match=r'AgeFilter requires min_days_listed must not exceed '
+                             r'exchange max request size \([0-9]+\)'):
+        get_patched_freqtradebot(mocker, default_conf)
 
 
 def test_agefilter_caching(mocker, markets, whitelist_conf_3, tickers, ohlcv_history_list):