diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/arguments.py b/freqtrade/configuration/arguments.py
index b6deb2451..f72f785a0 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/arguments.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/arguments.py
@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ AVAILABLE_CLI_OPTIONS = {
         metavar='INT',
         default=1,
     ),
-    "hyperopt_clean_state": Arg(
-        "--clean",
-        help="Remove temporary hyperopt files (should be used when the custom hyperopt file "
-        "was changed, or when changing the arguments for --min-trades or spaces.",
+    "hyperopt_continue": Arg(
+        "--continue",
+        help="Continue hyperopt from previous runs. "
+        "By default, temporary files will be removed and hyperopt will start from scratch.",
         default=False,
         action='store_true',
     ),
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ ARGS_BACKTEST = ARGS_COMMON_OPTIMIZE + ["position_stacking", "use_max_market_pos
 ARGS_HYPEROPT = ARGS_COMMON_OPTIMIZE + ["hyperopt", "position_stacking", "epochs", "spaces",
                                         "use_max_market_positions", "print_all", "hyperopt_jobs",
                                         "hyperopt_random_state", "hyperopt_min_trades",
-                                        "hyperopt_clean_state", "loss_function"]
+                                        "hyperopt_continue", "loss_function"]
 
 ARGS_EDGE = ARGS_COMMON_OPTIMIZE + ["stoploss_range"]
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py b/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
index a8a45653e..cb8f77234 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ class Configuration(object):
         self._args_to_config(config, argname='hyperopt_min_trades',
                              logstring='Parameter --min-trades detected: {}')
 
-        self._args_to_config(config, argname='hyperopt_clean_state',
-                             logstring='Removing hyperopt temp files')
+        self._args_to_config(config, argname='hyperopt_continue',
+                             logstring='Hyperopt continue: {}')
 
         self._args_to_config(config, argname='loss_function',
                              logstring='Using loss function: {}')
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
index e041554dc..fece7d9d8 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
@@ -65,8 +65,11 @@ class Hyperopt(Backtesting):
         # Note, this is ratio. 3.85 stated above means 385Σ%.
         self.expected_max_profit = 3.0
 
-        if self.config.get('hyperopt_clean_state'):
+        if not self.config.get('hyperopt_continue'):
             self.clean_hyperopt()
+        else:
+            logger.info("Continuing on previous hyperopt results.")
+
         # Previous evaluations
         self.trials_file = TRIALSDATA_PICKLE
         self.trials: List = []
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ class Hyperopt(Backtesting):
         else:
             logger.debug('Ignoring max_open_trades (--disable-max-market-positions was used) ...')
             self.max_open_trades = 0
+        self.position_stacking = self.config.get('position_stacking', False),
 
     def clean_hyperopt(self):
         """
@@ -231,7 +235,7 @@ class Hyperopt(Backtesting):
                 'stake_amount': self.config['stake_amount'],
                 'processed': processed,
                 'max_open_trades': self.max_open_trades,
-                'position_stacking': self.config.get('position_stacking', False),
+                'position_stacking': self.position_stacking,
                 'start_date': min_date,
                 'end_date': max_date,
             }
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py b/freqtrade/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py
index aae3405ad..794cba973 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ def test_start_calls_optimizer(mocker, default_conf, caplog) -> None:
     assert hasattr(hyperopt, "advise_buy")
     assert hasattr(hyperopt, "max_open_trades")
     assert hyperopt.max_open_trades == default_conf['max_open_trades']
+    assert hasattr(hyperopt, "position_stacking")
 
 
 def test_format_results(hyperopt):
@@ -569,8 +570,24 @@ def test_clean_hyperopt(mocker, default_conf, caplog):
                          })
     mocker.patch("freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt.Path.is_file", MagicMock(return_value=True))
     unlinkmock = mocker.patch("freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt.Path.unlink", MagicMock())
-    hyp = Hyperopt(default_conf)
+    Hyperopt(default_conf)
 
-    hyp.clean_hyperopt()
     assert unlinkmock.call_count == 2
     assert log_has(f"Removing `{TICKERDATA_PICKLE}`.", caplog.record_tuples)
+
+
+def test_continue_hyperopt(mocker, default_conf, caplog):
+    patch_exchange(mocker)
+    default_conf.update({'config': 'config.json.example',
+                         'epochs': 1,
+                         'timerange': None,
+                         'spaces': 'all',
+                         'hyperopt_jobs': 1,
+                         'hyperopt_continue': True
+                         })
+    mocker.patch("freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt.Path.is_file", MagicMock(return_value=True))
+    unlinkmock = mocker.patch("freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt.Path.unlink", MagicMock())
+    Hyperopt(default_conf)
+
+    assert unlinkmock.call_count == 0
+    assert log_has(f"Continuing on previous hyperopt results.", caplog.record_tuples)