diff --git a/docs/freqai.md b/docs/freqai.md
index c495ba24b..eb76ab1a4 100644
--- a/docs/freqai.md
+++ b/docs/freqai.md
@@ -401,8 +401,6 @@ The FreqAI strategy requires the user to include the following lines of code in
 
     def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
 
-        self.freqai_info = self.config["freqai"]
-
         # All indicators must be populated by populate_any_indicators() for live functionality
         # to work correctly.
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
index d10699e3b..760d852c4 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ class IStrategy(ABC, HyperStrategyMixin):
             from freqtrade.resolvers.freqaimodel_resolver import FreqaiModelResolver
 
             self.freqai = FreqaiModelResolver.load_freqaimodel(self.config)
+            self.freqai_info = self.config["freqai"]
 
     def ft_bot_start(self, **kwargs) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/freqtrade/templates/FreqaiExampleStrategy.py b/freqtrade/templates/FreqaiExampleStrategy.py
index 01f947a6a..d8584d5f9 100644
--- a/freqtrade/templates/FreqaiExampleStrategy.py
+++ b/freqtrade/templates/FreqaiExampleStrategy.py
@@ -180,8 +180,6 @@ class FreqaiExampleStrategy(IStrategy):
 
     def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
 
-        self.freqai_info = self.config["freqai"]
-
         # All indicators must be populated by populate_any_indicators() for live functionality
         # to work correctly.