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