diff --git a/freqtrade/freqai/RL/BaseEnvironment.py b/freqtrade/freqai/RL/BaseEnvironment.py
index 91c7501c6..54502c869 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqai/RL/BaseEnvironment.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqai/RL/BaseEnvironment.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ from gymnasium import spaces
 from gymnasium.utils import seeding
 from pandas import DataFrame
 
+from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
+
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -80,8 +82,9 @@ class BaseEnvironment(gym.Env):
         self.can_short: bool = can_short
         self.live: bool = live
         if not self.live and self.add_state_info:
-            self.add_state_info = False
-            logger.warning("add_state_info is not available in backtesting. Deactivating.")
+            raise OperationalException("`add_state_info` is not available in backtesting. Change "
+                                       "parameter to false in your rl_config. See `add_state_info` "
+                                       "docs for more info.")
         self.seed(seed)
         self.reset_env(df, prices, window_size, reward_kwargs, starting_point)