diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
index 376730d0f..ab45b7754 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Backtesting(object):
             len(results[results.profit_BTC > 0]),
             len(results[results.profit_BTC < 0])
         ])
-        return tabulate(tabular_data, headers=headers, floatfmt=floatfmt)
+        return tabulate(tabular_data, headers=headers, floatfmt=floatfmt, tablefmt="pipe")
 
     def _get_sell_trade_entry(
             self, pair: str, buy_row: DataFrame,
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py b/freqtrade/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
index bfb82f3ec..786568f98 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
@@ -374,16 +374,15 @@ def test_generate_text_table(default_conf, mocker):
     )
 
     result_str = (
-        'pair       buy count    avg profit %    '
-        'total profit BTC    avg duration    profit    loss\n'
-        '-------  -----------  --------------  '
-        '------------------  --------------  --------  ------\n'
-        'ETH/BTC            2           15.00          '
-        '0.60000000            20.0         2       0\n'
-        'TOTAL              2           15.00          '
-        '0.60000000            20.0         2       0'
+        '| pair    |   buy count |   avg profit % |   '
+        'total profit BTC |   avg duration |   profit |   loss |\n'
+        '|:--------|------------:|---------------:|'
+        '-------------------:|---------------:|---------:|-------:|\n'
+        '| ETH/BTC |           2 |          15.00 |         '
+        '0.60000000 |           20.0 |        2 |      0 |\n'
+        '| TOTAL   |           2 |          15.00 |         '
+        '0.60000000 |           20.0 |        2 |      0 |'
     )
-
     assert backtesting._generate_text_table(data={'ETH/BTC': {}}, results=results) == result_str