diff --git a/freqtrade/misc.py b/freqtrade/misc.py
index fe0e9525b..5282a0ae3 100644
--- a/freqtrade/misc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/misc.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def build_subcommands(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     )
     backtesting_cmd.add_argument(
         '-i', '--ticker-interval',
-        help='specify ticker interval in minutes (default: 5)',
+        help='specify ticker interval in minutes (1, 5, 30, 60, 1440)',
         dest='ticker_interval',
         default=5,
         type=int,
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
index 6d600b303..2ae88f559 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
@@ -150,18 +150,18 @@ def start(args):
 
     logger.info('Using config: %s ...', args.config)
     config = misc.load_config(args.config)
-
-    logger.info('Using ticker_interval: %s ...', args.ticker_interval)
+    ticker_interval = config.get('ticker_interval', args.ticker_interval)
+    logger.info('Using ticker_interval: %s ...', ticker_interval)
 
     data = {}
     pairs = config['exchange']['pair_whitelist']
     if args.live:
         logger.info('Downloading data for all pairs in whitelist ...')
         for pair in pairs:
-            data[pair] = exchange.get_ticker_history(pair, args.ticker_interval)
+            data[pair] = exchange.get_ticker_history(pair, ticker_interval)
     else:
         logger.info('Using local backtesting data (using whitelist in given config) ...')
-        data = optimize.load_data(args.datadir, pairs=pairs, ticker_interval=args.ticker_interval,
+        data = optimize.load_data(args.datadir, pairs=pairs, ticker_interval=ticker_interval,
                                   refresh_pairs=args.refresh_pairs)
 
         logger.info('Using stake_currency: %s ...', config['stake_currency'])