diff --git a/tests/freqai/test_freqai_backtesting.py b/tests/freqai/test_freqai_backtesting.py
index bb0a71e2c..a92742b86 100644
--- a/tests/freqai/test_freqai_backtesting.py
+++ b/tests/freqai/test_freqai_backtesting.py
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
+from copy import deepcopy
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
-from unittest.mock import PropertyMock
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, PropertyMock
 
 import pytest
 
 from freqtrade.commands.optimize_commands import start_backtesting
 from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
-from tests.conftest import (CURRENT_TEST_STRATEGY, get_args, patch_exchange,
+from freqtrade.optimize.backtesting import Backtesting
+from tests.conftest import (CURRENT_TEST_STRATEGY, get_args, log_has_re, patch_exchange,
                             patched_configuration_load_config_file)
 
 
-def test_backtest_start_backtest_list_freqai(freqai_conf, mocker, testdatadir):
-    # Tests detail-data loading
+def test_freqai_backtest_start_backtest_list(freqai_conf, mocker, testdatadir):
     patch_exchange(mocker)
 
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.plugins.pairlistmanager.PairListManager.whitelist',
@@ -31,3 +33,25 @@ def test_backtest_start_backtest_list_freqai(freqai_conf, mocker, testdatadir):
     with pytest.raises(OperationalException,
                        match=r"You can't use strategy_list and freqai at the same time\."):
         start_backtesting(args)
+
+
+def test_freqai_backtest_load_data(freqai_conf, mocker, caplog):
+    patch_exchange(mocker)
+
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.plugins.pairlistmanager.PairListManager.whitelist',
+                 PropertyMock(return_value=['HULUMULU/USDT', 'XRP/USDT']))
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.optimize.backtesting.history.load_data')
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.optimize.backtesting.history.get_timerange', return_value=(now, now))
+    backtesting = Backtesting(deepcopy(freqai_conf))
+    backtesting.load_bt_data()
+
+    assert log_has_re('Increasing startup_candle_count for freqai to.*', caplog)
+
+    del freqai_conf['freqai']['startup_candles']
+    backtesting = Backtesting(freqai_conf)
+    with pytest.raises(OperationalException,
+                       match=r'FreqAI backtesting module.*startup_candles in config.'):
+        backtesting.load_bt_data()
+
+    Backtesting.cleanup()