diff --git a/freqtrade/data/history/featherdatahandler.py b/freqtrade/data/history/featherdatahandler.py
index e32f339a5..70d36628d 100644
--- a/freqtrade/data/history/featherdatahandler.py
+++ b/freqtrade/data/history/featherdatahandler.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class FeatherDataHandler(IDataHandler):
         """
         filename = self._pair_trades_filename(self._datadir, pair)
         if not filename.exists():
-            return []
+            return DataFrame(columns=DEFAULT_TRADES_COLUMNS)
 
         tradesdata = read_feather(filename)
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/data/history/jsondatahandler.py b/freqtrade/data/history/jsondatahandler.py
index 122257754..cd40da316 100644
--- a/freqtrade/data/history/jsondatahandler.py
+++ b/freqtrade/data/history/jsondatahandler.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class JsonDataHandler(IDataHandler):
         tradesdata = misc.file_load_json(filename)
 
         if not tradesdata:
-            return []
+            return DataFrame(columns=DEFAULT_TRADES_COLUMNS)
 
         if isinstance(tradesdata[0], dict):
             # Convert trades dict to list