diff --git a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlistmanager.py b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlistmanager.py
index 5ae9a7e35..6a67e7dd5 100644
--- a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlistmanager.py
+++ b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlistmanager.py
@@ -139,4 +139,10 @@ class PairListManager():
         """
         Create list of pair tuples with (pair, timeframe)
         """
-        return [(pair, timeframe or self._config['timeframe'], CandleType.SPOT) for pair in pairs]
+        return [
+            (
+                pair,
+                timeframe or self._config['timeframe'],
+                self._config.get('candle_type_def', CandleType.SPOT)
+            ) for pair in pairs
+        ]
diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
index 56d717064..5cd12144a 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
@@ -564,7 +564,9 @@ class IStrategy(ABC, HyperStrategyMixin):
         """
         if not self.dp:
             raise OperationalException("DataProvider not found.")
-        dataframe = self.dp.ohlcv(pair, self.timeframe)
+        dataframe = self.dp.ohlcv(
+            pair, self.timeframe, candle_type=self.config.get('candle_type_def', CandleType.SPOT)
+        )
         if not isinstance(dataframe, DataFrame) or dataframe.empty:
             logger.warning('Empty candle (OHLCV) data for pair %s', pair)
             return