diff --git a/freqtrade/commands/analyze_commands.py b/freqtrade/commands/analyze_commands.py
index e928ccad7..54f7b27e5 100644
--- a/freqtrade/commands/analyze_commands.py
+++ b/freqtrade/commands/analyze_commands.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from typing import Any, Dict
 
 from freqtrade.configuration import setup_utils_configuration
 from freqtrade.enums import RunMode
-from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
+from freqtrade.exceptions import ConfigurationError
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ def setup_analyze_configuration(args: Dict[str, Any], method: RunMode) -> Dict[s
                     btfile = Path(config['exportfilename'])
                     signals_file = f"{btfile.parent}/{btfile.stem}_signals.pkl"
                 else:
-                    raise OperationalException(f"{config['exportfilename']} does not exist.")
+                    raise ConfigurationError(f"{config['exportfilename']} does not exist.")
         else:
-            raise OperationalException('exportfilename not in config.')
+            raise ConfigurationError('exportfilename not in config.')
 
         if (not Path(signals_file).exists()):
-            raise OperationalException(
+            raise ConfigurationError(
                 f"Cannot find latest backtest signals file: {signals_file}."
                 "Run backtesting with `--export signals`."
             )
diff --git a/freqtrade/commands/data_commands.py b/freqtrade/commands/data_commands.py
index 2279cdc39..6762a83da 100644
--- a/freqtrade/commands/data_commands.py
+++ b/freqtrade/commands/data_commands.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from freqtrade.data.converter import (convert_ohlcv_format, convert_trades_forma
                                       convert_trades_to_ohlcv)
 from freqtrade.data.history import download_data_main
 from freqtrade.enums import CandleType, RunMode, TradingMode
-from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
+from freqtrade.exceptions import ConfigurationError
 from freqtrade.exchange import timeframe_to_minutes
 from freqtrade.plugins.pairlist.pairlist_helpers import dynamic_expand_pairlist
 from freqtrade.resolvers import ExchangeResolver
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 def _check_data_config_download_sanity(config: Config) -> None:
     if 'days' in config and 'timerange' in config:
-        raise OperationalException("--days and --timerange are mutually exclusive. "
-                                   "You can only specify one or the other.")
+        raise ConfigurationError("--days and --timerange are mutually exclusive. "
+                                 "You can only specify one or the other.")
 
     if 'pairs' not in config:
-        raise OperationalException(
+        raise ConfigurationError(
             "Downloading data requires a list of pairs. "
             "Please check the documentation on how to configure this.")
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/commands/list_commands.py b/freqtrade/commands/list_commands.py
index 84f237f77..550c29f69 100644
--- a/freqtrade/commands/list_commands.py
+++ b/freqtrade/commands/list_commands.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from tabulate import tabulate
 
 from freqtrade.configuration import setup_utils_configuration
 from freqtrade.enums import RunMode
-from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
+from freqtrade.exceptions import ConfigurationError, OperationalException
 from freqtrade.exchange import list_available_exchanges, market_is_active
 from freqtrade.misc import parse_db_uri_for_logging, plural
 from freqtrade.resolvers import ExchangeResolver, StrategyResolver
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ def start_show_trades(args: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     config = setup_utils_configuration(args, RunMode.UTIL_NO_EXCHANGE)
 
     if 'db_url' not in config:
-        raise OperationalException("--db-url is required for this command.")
+        raise ConfigurationError("--db-url is required for this command.")
 
     logger.info(f'Using DB: "{parse_db_uri_for_logging(config["db_url"])}"')
     init_db(config['db_url'])
diff --git a/freqtrade/commands/optimize_commands.py b/freqtrade/commands/optimize_commands.py
index 837a5e4f3..f010a3cee 100644
--- a/freqtrade/commands/optimize_commands.py
+++ b/freqtrade/commands/optimize_commands.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from typing import Any, Dict
 from freqtrade import constants
 from freqtrade.configuration import setup_utils_configuration
 from freqtrade.enums import RunMode
-from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
+from freqtrade.exceptions import ConfigurationError, OperationalException
 from freqtrade.util import fmt_coin
 
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def setup_optimize_configuration(args: Dict[str, Any], method: RunMode) -> Dict[
                 and config['stake_amount'] > wallet_size):
             wallet = fmt_coin(wallet_size, config['stake_currency'])
             stake = fmt_coin(config['stake_amount'], config['stake_currency'])
-            raise OperationalException(
+            raise ConfigurationError(
                 f"Starting balance ({wallet}) is smaller than stake_amount {stake}. "
                 f"Wallet is calculated as `dry_run_wallet * tradable_balance_ratio`."
                 )
diff --git a/freqtrade/commands/plot_commands.py b/freqtrade/commands/plot_commands.py
index 73a429a28..95ad3cdce 100644
--- a/freqtrade/commands/plot_commands.py
+++ b/freqtrade/commands/plot_commands.py
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ from typing import Any, Dict
 
 from freqtrade.configuration import setup_utils_configuration
 from freqtrade.enums import RunMode
-from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
+from freqtrade.exceptions import ConfigurationError
 
 
 def validate_plot_args(args: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     if not args.get('datadir') and not args.get('config'):
-        raise OperationalException(
+        raise ConfigurationError(
             "You need to specify either `--datadir` or `--config` "
             "for plot-profit and plot-dataframe.")