diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
index e536960c4..836309a62 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from skopt import Optimizer
 from skopt.space import Dimension
 
 from freqtrade.data.history import get_timeframe, trim_dataframe
-from freqtrade.misc import round_dict
+from freqtrade.misc import plural, round_dict
 from freqtrade.optimize.backtesting import Backtesting
 # Import IHyperOpt and IHyperOptLoss to allow unpickling classes from these modules
 from freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt_interface import IHyperOpt  # noqa: F4
@@ -140,11 +140,12 @@ class Hyperopt:
         """
         num_trials = len(self.trials)
         if num_trials > self.num_trials_saved:
-            logger.info(f"Saving {num_trials} epochs.")
+            logger.info(f"Saving {num_trials} {plural(num_trials, 'epoch')}.")
             dump(self.trials, self.trials_file)
             self.num_trials_saved = num_trials
         if final:
-            logger.info(f"{num_trials} epochs were saved to '{self.trials_file}'.")
+            logger.info(f"{num_trials} {plural(num_trials, 'epoch')} "
+                        f"saved to '{self.trials_file}'.")
 
     def read_trials(self) -> List:
         """
diff --git a/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py b/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py
index 00477f790..2ec9f5664 100644
--- a/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py
+++ b/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py
@@ -384,10 +384,11 @@ def test_save_trials_saves_trials(mocker, hyperopt, testdatadir, caplog) -> None
     trials = create_trials(mocker, hyperopt, testdatadir)
     mock_dump = mocker.patch('freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt.dump', return_value=None)
     hyperopt.trials = trials
-    hyperopt.save_trials()
+    hyperopt.save_trials(final=True)
 
     trials_file = testdatadir / 'optimize' / 'ut_trials.pickle'
-    assert log_has("Saving 1 epochs.", caplog)
+    assert log_has("Saving 1 epoch.", caplog)
+    assert log_has(f"1 epoch saved to '{trials_file}'.", caplog)
     mock_dump.assert_called_once()