diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py b/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py
index 49e1f2649..5cb518f70 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def validate_config_schema(conf: dict[str, Any], preliminary: bool = False) -> d
         return conf
     except ValidationError as e:
         logger.critical(f"Invalid configuration. Reason: {e}")
-        raise ValidationError(best_match(Draft4Validator(conf_schema).iter_errors(conf)).message)
+        raise ConfigurationError(best_match(Draft4Validator(conf_schema).iter_errors(conf)).message)
 
 
 def validate_config_consistency(conf: dict[str, Any], *, preliminary: bool = False) -> None: