diff --git a/freqtrade/aws/strategy.py b/freqtrade/aws/strategy.py
index 7c0562d3f..21f364a5a 100644
--- a/freqtrade/aws/strategy.py
+++ b/freqtrade/aws/strategy.py
@@ -176,6 +176,15 @@ def __evaluate(data):
     """
 
     strategy = urlsafe_b64decode(data['content']).decode('utf-8')
+
+    # comment out hyper opt references, they are no supported here
+    # due to lambda size limitations
+    strategy = "\n".join(
+        list(
+            map(
+                lambda x: "#{} # this version does not support hyperopt!".format(x) if "hyperopt" in x else x,
+                strategy.split("\n"))))
+
     # print("loaded strategy")
     # print(strategy)
     # try to load the strategy