diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
index 6397bbacb..2c7cc0ea7 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ progressbar.streams.wrap_stdout()
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-INITIAL_POINTS = 5
+INITIAL_POINTS = 30
 
 # Keep no more than SKOPT_MODEL_QUEUE_SIZE models
 # in the skopt model queue, to optimize memory consumption