diff --git a/freqtrade/enums/candletype.py b/freqtrade/enums/candletype.py
index 9d05ff6d7..dcb9f1448 100644
--- a/freqtrade/enums/candletype.py
+++ b/freqtrade/enums/candletype.py
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ class CandleType(str, Enum):
     FUNDING_RATE = "funding_rate"
     # BORROW_RATE = "borrow_rate"  # * unimplemented
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"{self.name.lower()}"
+
     @staticmethod
     def from_string(value: str) -> 'CandleType':
         if not value:
diff --git a/freqtrade/enums/rpcmessagetype.py b/freqtrade/enums/rpcmessagetype.py
index 2453d16d9..404c75401 100644
--- a/freqtrade/enums/rpcmessagetype.py
+++ b/freqtrade/enums/rpcmessagetype.py
@@ -37,5 +37,8 @@ class RPCRequestType(str, Enum):
     WHITELIST = 'whitelist'
     ANALYZED_DF = 'analyzed_df'
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.value
+
 
 NO_ECHO_MESSAGES = (RPCMessageType.ANALYZED_DF, RPCMessageType.WHITELIST, RPCMessageType.NEW_CANDLE)