diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
index 9c585ed72..a7b0e2bf6 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ class Hyperopt:
     def __init__(self, config: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         self.config = config
 
-        self.custom_hyperopt = HyperOptResolver(self.config).hyperopt
-
         self.backtesting = Backtesting(self.config)
 
+        self.custom_hyperopt = HyperOptResolver(self.config).hyperopt
+
         self.custom_hyperoptloss = HyperOptLossResolver(self.config).hyperoptloss
         self.calculate_loss = self.custom_hyperoptloss.hyperopt_loss_function