diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py b/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
index aa453a392..99ca84f34 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ class Configuration:
         self._args_to_config(config, argname='dataformat_ohlcv',
                              logstring='Using "{}" to store OHLCV data.')
 
-        self._args_to_config(config, argname='dataformat_trade',
+        self._args_to_config(config, argname='dataformat_trades',
                              logstring='Using "{}" to store trades data.')
 
     def _process_runmode(self, config: Dict[str, Any]) -> None: