diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b15451a64..0a787bc47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         cp config_examples/config_bittrex.example.json config.json
         freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data
-        freqtrade hyperopt --datadir tests/testdata -e 5 --strategy SampleStrategy --hyperopt-loss SharpeHyperOptLossDaily --print-all
+        freqtrade hyperopt --datadir tests/testdata -e 6 --strategy SampleStrategy --hyperopt-loss SharpeHyperOptLossDaily --print-all
 
     - name: Flake8
       run: |