diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
index 9c585ed72..a7b0e2bf6 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt.py
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ class Hyperopt:
     def __init__(self, config: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         self.config = config
 
-        self.custom_hyperopt = HyperOptResolver(self.config).hyperopt
-
         self.backtesting = Backtesting(self.config)
 
+        self.custom_hyperopt = HyperOptResolver(self.config).hyperopt
+
         self.custom_hyperoptloss = HyperOptLossResolver(self.config).hyperoptloss
         self.calculate_loss = self.custom_hyperoptloss.hyperopt_loss_function
 
diff --git a/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py b/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py
index c9ae6ba1d..1f1706ee1 100644
--- a/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py
+++ b/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py
@@ -435,7 +435,8 @@ def test_start_calls_optimizer(mocker, default_conf, caplog, capsys) -> None:
                                  'params': {'buy': {}, 'sell': {}, 'roi': {}, 'stoploss': 0.0}}])
     )
     patch_exchange(mocker)
-
+    # Co-test loading ticker-interval from strategy
+    del default_conf['ticker_interval']
     default_conf.update({'config': 'config.json.example',
                          'hyperopt': 'DefaultHyperOpt',
                          'epochs': 1,