diff --git a/docs/freqai.md b/docs/freqai.md
index 1c6a4ec4a..403145525 100644
--- a/docs/freqai.md
+++ b/docs/freqai.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ by prepending indicators with `%`:
 
 ```python
     def populate_any_indicators(self, metadata, pair, df, tf, informative=None, coin=""):
-        informative['%-''%-' + coin + "rsi"] = ta.RSI(informative, timeperiod=14)
+        informative['%-' + coin + "rsi"] = ta.RSI(informative, timeperiod=14)
         informative['%-' + coin + "mfi"] = ta.MFI(informative, timeperiod=25)
         informative['%-' + coin + "adx"] = ta.ADX(informative, window=20)
         bollinger = qtpylib.bollinger_bands(qtpylib.typical_price(informative), window=14, stds=2.2)
diff --git a/freqtrade/commands/data_commands.py b/freqtrade/commands/data_commands.py
index 4588bf67b..c7e6a7b84 100644
--- a/freqtrade/commands/data_commands.py
+++ b/freqtrade/commands/data_commands.py
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ def start_download_data(args: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     markets = [p for p, m in exchange.markets.items() if market_is_active(m)
                or config.get('include_inactive')]
     if config.get('freqai') is not None:
-        assert config['freqai'].get('corr_pairlist'), "No corr_pairlist found in config."
         full_pairs = config['pairs'] + [pair for pair in config['freqai']['corr_pairlist']
                                         if pair not in config['pairs']]
         expanded_pairs = expand_pairlist(full_pairs, markets)