diff --git a/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py b/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py
index aaaeb8795..123fbf995 100644
--- a/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py
+++ b/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py
@@ -674,6 +674,44 @@ def test_print_json_spaces_all(mocker, default_conf, caplog, capsys) -> None:
     assert dumper.call_count == 2
 
 
+def test_print_json_spaces_default(mocker, default_conf, caplog, capsys) -> None:
+    dumper = mocker.patch('freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt.dump', MagicMock())
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.optimize.backtesting.Backtesting.load_bt_data',
+                 MagicMock(return_value=(MagicMock(), None)))
+    mocker.patch(
+        'freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt.get_timeframe',
+        MagicMock(return_value=(datetime(2017, 12, 10), datetime(2017, 12, 13)))
+    )
+
+    parallel = mocker.patch(
+        'freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt.Hyperopt.run_optimizer_parallel',
+        MagicMock(return_value=[{'loss': 1, 'results_explanation': 'foo result', 'params': {}}])
+    )
+    patch_exchange(mocker)
+
+    default_conf.update({'config': 'config.json.example',
+                         'epochs': 1,
+                         'timerange': None,
+                         'spaces': 'default',
+                         'hyperopt_jobs': 1,
+                         'print_json': True,
+                         })
+
+    hyperopt = Hyperopt(default_conf)
+    hyperopt.backtesting.strategy.tickerdata_to_dataframe = MagicMock()
+    hyperopt.custom_hyperopt.generate_roi_table = MagicMock(return_value={})
+
+    hyperopt.start()
+
+    parallel.assert_called_once()
+
+    out, err = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert '{"params":{"mfi-value":null,"fastd-value":null,"adx-value":null,"rsi-value":null,"mfi-enabled":null,"fastd-enabled":null,"adx-enabled":null,"rsi-enabled":null,"trigger":null,"sell-mfi-value":null,"sell-fastd-value":null,"sell-adx-value":null,"sell-rsi-value":null,"sell-mfi-enabled":null,"sell-fastd-enabled":null,"sell-adx-enabled":null,"sell-rsi-enabled":null,"sell-trigger":null},"minimal_roi":{},"stoploss":null}' in out  # noqa: E501
+    assert dumper.called
+    # Should be called twice, once for tickerdata, once to save evaluations
+    assert dumper.call_count == 2
+
+
 def test_print_json_spaces_roi_stoploss(mocker, default_conf, caplog, capsys) -> None:
     dumper = mocker.patch('freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt.dump', MagicMock())
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.optimize.backtesting.Backtesting.load_bt_data',