diff --git a/freqtrade/commands/strategy_utils_commands.py b/freqtrade/commands/strategy_utils_commands.py
index 0124b73b6..aca368742 100644
--- a/freqtrade/commands/strategy_utils_commands.py
+++ b/freqtrade/commands/strategy_utils_commands.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import logging
-import os
 import time
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
 from freqtrade.configuration import setup_utils_configuration
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ def start_strategy_update(args: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
 
 def start_conversion(strategy_obj, config):
     # try:
-    print(f"Conversion of {os.path.basename(strategy_obj['location'])} started.")
+    print(f"Conversion of {Path(strategy_obj['location']).name} started.")
     instance_strategy_updater = StrategyUpdater()
     start = time.perf_counter()
     instance_strategy_updater.start(config, strategy_obj)
     elapsed = time.perf_counter() - start
-    print(f"Conversion of {os.path.basename(strategy_obj['location'])} took {elapsed:.1f} seconds.")
+    print(f"Conversion of {Path(strategy_obj['location']).name} took {elapsed:.1f} seconds.")
     # except:
     #    pass
diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/strategyupdater.py b/freqtrade/strategy/strategyupdater.py
index db19d4fba..6fe1f326c 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/strategyupdater.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/strategyupdater.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import os
 import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -55,10 +54,10 @@ class StrategyUpdater:
         target_file = Path.joinpath(strategies_backup_folder, strategy_obj['location_rel'])
 
         # read the file
-        with open(source_file, 'r') as f:
+        with Path(source_file).open('r') as f:
             old_code = f.read()
         if not strategies_backup_folder.is_dir():
-            os.makedirs(strategies_backup_folder)
+            Path(strategies_backup_folder).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
         # backup original
         # => currently no date after the filename,
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ class StrategyUpdater:
         # update the code
         new_code = self.update_code(old_code)
         # write the modified code to the destination folder
-        with open(source_file, 'w') as f:
+        with Path(source_file).open('w') as f:
             f.write(new_code)
 
     # define the function to update the code