diff --git a/scripts/download_backtest_data.py b/scripts/download_backtest_data.py
index acf86d0d8..acdfb25ac 100755
--- a/scripts/download_backtest_data.py
+++ b/scripts/download_backtest_data.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ config: Dict[str, Any] = {}
 if args.config:
     # Now expecting a list of config filenames here, not a string
     for path in args.config:
-        print(f"Using config: {path}...")
+        logger.info(f"Using config: {path}...")
         # Merge config options, overwriting old values
         config = deep_merge_dicts(configuration._load_config_file(path), config)
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ dl_path = Path(config['datadir'])
 pairs_file = Path(args.pairs_file) if args.pairs_file else dl_path.joinpath('pairs.json')
 
 if not pairs or args.pairs_file:
-    print(f'Reading pairs file "{pairs_file}".')
+    logger.info(f'Reading pairs file "{pairs_file}".')
     # Download pairs from the pairs file if no config is specified
     # or if pairs file is specified explicitely
     if not pairs_file.exists():
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ if args.days:
     time_since = arrow.utcnow().shift(days=-args.days).strftime("%Y%m%d")
     timerange = arguments.parse_timerange(f'{time_since}-')
 
-print(f'About to download pairs: {pairs}, intervals: {timeframes} to {dl_path}')
+logger.info(f'About to download pairs: {pairs}, intervals: {timeframes} to {dl_path}')
 
 pairs_not_available = []
 
@@ -105,17 +105,17 @@ try:
     for pair in pairs:
         if pair not in exchange._api.markets:
             pairs_not_available.append(pair)
-            print(f"skipping pair {pair}")
+            logger.info(f"skipping pair {pair}")
             continue
         for ticker_interval in timeframes:
             pair_print = pair.replace('/', '_')
             filename = f'{pair_print}-{ticker_interval}.json'
             dl_file = dl_path.joinpath(filename)
             if args.erase and dl_file.exists():
-                print(f'Deleting existing data for pair {pair}, interval {ticker_interval}')
+                logger.info(f'Deleting existing data for pair {pair}, interval {ticker_interval}')
                 dl_file.unlink()
 
-            print(f'downloading pair {pair}, interval {ticker_interval}')
+            logger.info(f'downloading pair {pair}, interval {ticker_interval}')
             download_pair_history(datadir=dl_path, exchange=exchange,
                                   pair=pair, ticker_interval=ticker_interval,
                                   timerange=timerange)
@@ -125,4 +125,4 @@ except KeyboardInterrupt:
 
 finally:
     if pairs_not_available:
-        print(f"Pairs [{','.join(pairs_not_available)}] not availble.")
+        logger.info(f"Pairs [{','.join(pairs_not_available)}] not availble.")