diff --git a/freqtrade/constants.py b/freqtrade/constants.py
index bdbfbfad6..f4c32387b 100644
--- a/freqtrade/constants.py
+++ b/freqtrade/constants.py
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ CONF_SCHEMA = {
         },
         'db_url': {'type': 'string'},
         'export': {'type': 'string', 'enum': EXPORT_OPTIONS, 'default': 'trades'},
+        'disableparamexport': {'type': 'boolean'},
         'initial_state': {'type': 'string', 'enum': ['running', 'stopped']},
         'forcebuy_enable': {'type': 'boolean'},
         'disable_dataframe_checks': {'type': 'boolean'},
diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/hyper.py b/freqtrade/strategy/hyper.py
index 6f96224ee..881d592d9 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/hyper.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/hyper.py
@@ -324,10 +324,14 @@ class HyperStrategyMixin(object):
 
         if filename.is_file():
             logger.info(f"Loading parameters from file {filename}")
-            params = json_load(filename.open('r'))
-            if params.get('strategy_name') != self.__class__.__name__:
-                raise OperationalException('Invalid parameter file provided')
-            return params
+            try:
+                params = json_load(filename.open('r'))
+                if params.get('strategy_name') != self.__class__.__name__:
+                    raise OperationalException('Invalid parameter file provided')
+                return params
+            except ValueError:
+                logger.warning("Invalid parameter file.")
+                return {}
         logger.info("Found no parameter file.")
 
         return {}