diff --git a/freqtrade/data/history/history_utils.py b/freqtrade/data/history/history_utils.py
index 17b510b92..3b8b5a2f0 100644
--- a/freqtrade/data/history/history_utils.py
+++ b/freqtrade/data/history/history_utils.py
@@ -214,10 +214,9 @@ def _download_pair_history(datadir: Path,
         data_handler.ohlcv_store(pair, timeframe, data=data)
         return True
 
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(
-            f'Failed to download history data for pair: "{pair}", timeframe: {timeframe}. '
-            f'Error: {e}'
+    except Exception:
+        logger.exception(
+            f'Failed to download history data for pair: "{pair}", timeframe: {timeframe}.'
         )
         return False
 
@@ -304,10 +303,9 @@ def _download_trades_history(exchange: Exchange,
         logger.info(f"New Amount of trades: {len(trades)}")
         return True
 
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(
+    except Exception:
+        logger.exception(
             f'Failed to download historic trades for pair: "{pair}". '
-            f'Error: {e}'
         )
         return False
 
diff --git a/tests/data/test_history.py b/tests/data/test_history.py
index 905798041..99b22adda 100644
--- a/tests/data/test_history.py
+++ b/tests/data/test_history.py
@@ -312,10 +312,7 @@ def test_download_backtesting_data_exception(ohlcv_history, mocker, caplog,
     # clean files freshly downloaded
     _clean_test_file(file1_1)
     _clean_test_file(file1_5)
-    assert log_has(
-        'Failed to download history data for pair: "MEME/BTC", timeframe: 1m. '
-        'Error: File Error', caplog
-    )
+    assert log_has('Failed to download history data for pair: "MEME/BTC", timeframe: 1m.', caplog)
 
 
 def test_load_partial_missing(testdatadir, caplog) -> None: