diff --git a/freqtrade/data/history/history_utils.py b/freqtrade/data/history/history_utils.py
index 57fdc4a14..c391dcb5c 100644
--- a/freqtrade/data/history/history_utils.py
+++ b/freqtrade/data/history/history_utils.py
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ def _download_pair_history(pair: str, *,
 
     try:
         logger.info(
-            f'Download history data for pair: "{pair}" ({process}), timeframe: {timeframe} '
-            f'and store in {datadir}.'
+            f'Download history data for pair: "{pair}" ({process}), timeframe: {timeframe}, '
+            f'candle type: {candle_type} and store in {datadir}.'
         )
 
         # data, since_ms = _load_cached_data_for_updating_old(datadir, pair, timeframe, timerange)
@@ -286,17 +286,17 @@ def refresh_backtest_ohlcv_data(exchange: Exchange, pairs: List[str], timeframes
             fr_candle_type = CandleType.from_string(exchange._ft_has['mark_ohlcv_price'])
             # All exchanges need FundingRate for futures trading.
             # The timeframe is aligned to the mark-price timeframe.
-            for candle_type in (CandleType.FUNDING_RATE, fr_candle_type):
+            for funding_candle_type in (CandleType.FUNDING_RATE, fr_candle_type):
                 # TODO: this could be in most parts to the above.
                 if erase:
-                    if data_handler.ohlcv_purge(pair, timeframe, candle_type=candle_type):
+                    if data_handler.ohlcv_purge(pair, timeframe, candle_type=funding_candle_type):
                         logger.info(
                             f'Deleting existing data for pair {pair}, interval {timeframe}.')
                 _download_pair_history(pair=pair, process=process,
                                        datadir=datadir, exchange=exchange,
                                        timerange=timerange, data_handler=data_handler,
                                        timeframe=str(timeframe), new_pairs_days=new_pairs_days,
-                                       candle_type=candle_type)
+                                       candle_type=funding_candle_type)
 
     return pairs_not_available
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
index 3fe9a55f8..caf568faf 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ class Backtesting:
             startup_candles=self.required_startup,
             fail_without_data=True,
             data_format=self.config.get('dataformat_ohlcv', 'json'),
+            candle_type=self.config.get('candle_type_def', CandleType.SPOT)
         )
 
         min_date, max_date = history.get_timerange(data)
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ class Backtesting:
                 startup_candles=0,
                 fail_without_data=True,
                 data_format=self.config.get('dataformat_ohlcv', 'json'),
+                candle_type=self.config.get('candle_type_def', CandleType.SPOT)
             )
         else:
             self.detail_data = {}
diff --git a/tests/data/test_history.py b/tests/data/test_history.py
index d70d69080..351ae9919 100644
--- a/tests/data/test_history.py
+++ b/tests/data/test_history.py
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ def test_load_data_with_new_pair_1min(ohlcv_history_list, mocker, caplog,
     load_pair_history(datadir=tmpdir1, timeframe='1m', pair='MEME/BTC', candle_type=candle_type)
     assert file.is_file()
     assert log_has_re(
-        r'Download history data for pair: "MEME/BTC" \(0/1\), timeframe: 1m '
-        r'and store in .*', caplog
+        r'Download history data for pair: "MEME/BTC" \(0/1\), timeframe: 1m, '
+        r'candle type: spot and store in .*', caplog
     )