diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py b/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py
index 8a7641a08..bfba59385 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ def validate_config_consistency(conf: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     :param conf: Config in JSON format
     :return: Returns None if everything is ok, otherwise throw an OperationalException
     """
+
+    # validate configuration before returning
+    logger.info('Validating configuration ...')
+    validate_config_schema(conf)
+
     # validating trailing stoploss
     _validate_trailing_stoploss(conf)
     _validate_edge(conf)
diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py b/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
index 93eee3912..277bf8da9 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional
 
 from freqtrade import OperationalException, constants
 from freqtrade.configuration.check_exchange import check_exchange
-from freqtrade.configuration.config_validation import (validate_config_consistency,
-                                                       validate_config_schema)
 from freqtrade.configuration.deprecated_settings import process_temporary_deprecated_settings
 from freqtrade.configuration.directory_operations import (create_datadir,
                                                           create_userdata_dir)
@@ -84,10 +82,6 @@ class Configuration:
         if 'pairlists' not in config:
             config['pairlists'] = []
 
-        # validate configuration before returning
-        logger.info('Validating configuration ...')
-        validate_config_schema(config)
-
         return config
 
     def load_config(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
@@ -118,8 +112,6 @@ class Configuration:
 
         process_temporary_deprecated_settings(config)
 
-        validate_config_consistency(config)
-
         return config
 
     def _process_logging_options(self, config: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
index 2c2d116a4..d9fb1f2d1 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ from pandas import DataFrame
 from tabulate import tabulate
 
 from freqtrade import OperationalException
-from freqtrade.configuration import TimeRange, remove_credentials
+from freqtrade.configuration import (TimeRange, remove_credentials,
+                                     validate_config_consistency)
 from freqtrade.data import history
 from freqtrade.data.dataprovider import DataProvider
 from freqtrade.exchange import timeframe_to_minutes, timeframe_to_seconds
@@ -75,10 +76,12 @@ class Backtesting:
                 stratconf = deepcopy(self.config)
                 stratconf['strategy'] = strat
                 self.strategylist.append(StrategyResolver(stratconf).strategy)
+                validate_config_consistency(stratconf)
 
         else:
             # No strategy list specified, only one strategy
             self.strategylist.append(StrategyResolver(self.config).strategy)
+            validate_config_consistency(self.config)
 
         if "ticker_interval" not in self.config:
             raise OperationalException("Ticker-interval needs to be set in either configuration "
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/edge_cli.py b/freqtrade/optimize/edge_cli.py
index 5a4543884..a667ebb92 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/edge_cli.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/edge_cli.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ from typing import Any, Dict
 from tabulate import tabulate
 
 from freqtrade import constants
-from freqtrade.configuration import TimeRange, remove_credentials
+from freqtrade.configuration import (TimeRange, remove_credentials,
+                                     validate_config_consistency)
 from freqtrade.edge import Edge
 from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange
 from freqtrade.resolvers import StrategyResolver
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ class EdgeCli:
         self.exchange = Exchange(self.config)
         self.strategy = StrategyResolver(self.config).strategy
 
+        validate_config_consistency(self.config)
+
         self.edge = Edge(config, self.exchange, self.strategy)
         # Set refresh_pairs to false for edge-cli (it must be true for edge)
         self.edge._refresh_pairs = False