diff --git a/freqtrade/commands/arguments.py b/freqtrade/commands/arguments.py
index 28f7d7148..2fb8d3258 100644
--- a/freqtrade/commands/arguments.py
+++ b/freqtrade/commands/arguments.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from freqtrade.constants import DEFAULT_CONFIG
 
 ARGS_COMMON = ["verbosity", "logfile", "version", "config", "datadir", "user_data_dir"]
 
-ARGS_STRATEGY = ["strategy", "strategy_path"]
+ARGS_STRATEGY = ["strategy", "strategy_path", "recursive_strategy_search"]
 
 ARGS_TRADE = ["db_url", "sd_notify", "dry_run", "dry_run_wallet", "fee"]