diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
index 5c41041b4..58607dcd3 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ class Backtesting:
         self.init_backtest_detail()
         self.pairlists = PairListManager(self.exchange, self.config)
         if 'VolumePairList' in self.pairlists.name_list:
-            raise OperationalException("VolumePairList not allowed for backtesting.")
+            raise OperationalException("VolumePairList not allowed for backtesting. "
+                                       "Please use StaticPairlist instead.")
         if 'PerformanceFilter' in self.pairlists.name_list:
             raise OperationalException("PerformanceFilter not allowed for backtesting.")
 
diff --git a/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py b/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
index ab7aa74a1..f5e182c1d 100644
--- a/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
+++ b/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
@@ -438,7 +438,8 @@ def test_backtesting_no_pair_left(default_conf, mocker, caplog, testdatadir) ->
         Backtesting(default_conf)
 
     default_conf['pairlists'] = [{"method": "VolumePairList", "number_assets": 5}]
-    with pytest.raises(OperationalException, match='VolumePairList not allowed for backtesting.'):
+    with pytest.raises(OperationalException,
+                       match=r'VolumePairList not allowed for backtesting\..*StaticPairlist.*'):
         Backtesting(default_conf)
 
     default_conf.update({
@@ -470,7 +471,8 @@ def test_backtesting_pairlist_list(default_conf, mocker, caplog, testdatadir, ti
     default_conf['timerange'] = '20180101-20180102'
 
     default_conf['pairlists'] = [{"method": "VolumePairList", "number_assets": 5}]
-    with pytest.raises(OperationalException, match='VolumePairList not allowed for backtesting.'):
+    with pytest.raises(OperationalException,
+                       match=r'VolumePairList not allowed for backtesting\..*StaticPairlist.*'):
         Backtesting(default_conf)
 
     default_conf['pairlists'] = [{"method": "StaticPairList"}, {"method": "PerformanceFilter"}]