diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py b/freqtrade/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
index 7c617c38f..e0342851f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
@@ -550,16 +550,24 @@ def test_backtest_record(default_conf, fee, mocker):
         'freqtrade.optimize.backtesting.file_dump_json',
         new=lambda n, r: (names.append(n), records.append(r))
     )
-    backtest_conf = _make_backtest_conf(
-        mocker,
-        conf=default_conf,
-        pair='UNITTEST/BTC',
-        record="trades"
-    )
+
     backtesting = Backtesting(default_conf)
-    backtesting.populate_buy_trend = _trend_alternate  # Override
-    backtesting.populate_sell_trend = _trend_alternate  # Override
-    results = backtesting.backtest(backtest_conf)
+    results = pd.DataFrame({"pair": ["UNITTEST/BTC", "UNITTEST/BTC",
+                                     "UNITTEST/BTC", "UNITTEST/BTC"],
+                            "profit_percent": [0.003312, 0.010801, 0.013803, 0.002780],
+                            "profit_abs": [0.000003, 0.000011, 0.000014, 0.000003],
+                            "open_time": [Arrow(2017, 11, 14, 19, 32, 00).datetime,
+                                          Arrow(2017, 11, 14, 21, 36, 00).datetime,
+                                          Arrow(2017, 11, 14, 22, 12, 00).datetime,
+                                          Arrow(2017, 11, 14, 22, 44, 00).datetime],
+                            "close_time": [Arrow(2017, 11, 14, 21, 35, 00).datetime,
+                                           Arrow(2017, 11, 14, 22, 10, 00).datetime,
+                                           Arrow(2017, 11, 14, 22, 43, 00).datetime,
+                                           Arrow(2017, 11, 14, 22, 58, 00).datetime],
+                            "open_index": [1, 119, 153, 185],
+                            "close_index": [118, 151, 184, 199],
+                            "trade_duration": [123, 34, 31, 14]})
+    backtesting._store_backtest_result("backtest-result.json", results)
     assert len(results) == 4
     # Assert file_dump_json was only called once
     assert names == ['backtest-result.json']