diff --git a/freqtrade/data/history/featherdatahandler.py b/freqtrade/data/history/featherdatahandler.py
index b70bb5720..3fa1b12b5 100644
--- a/freqtrade/data/history/featherdatahandler.py
+++ b/freqtrade/data/history/featherdatahandler.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class FeatherDataHandler(IDataHandler):
         filename = self._pair_trades_filename(self._datadir, pair)
         self.create_dir_if_needed(filename)
 
-        data.to_feather(filename, compression_level=9, compression='lz4')
+        data[DEFAULT_TRADES_COLUMNS].to_feather(filename, compression_level=9, compression='lz4')
 
     def trades_append(self, pair: str, data: DataFrame):
         """
diff --git a/freqtrade/data/history/hdf5datahandler.py b/freqtrade/data/history/hdf5datahandler.py
index 0ddbc0b3b..cebcf6013 100644
--- a/freqtrade/data/history/hdf5datahandler.py
+++ b/freqtrade/data/history/hdf5datahandler.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class HDF5DataHandler(IDataHandler):
         """
         key = self._pair_trades_key(pair)
 
-        data.to_hdf(
+        data[DEFAULT_TRADES_COLUMNS].to_hdf(
             self._pair_trades_filename(self._datadir, pair), key,
             mode='a', complevel=9, complib='blosc',
             format='table', data_columns=['timestamp']