diff --git a/docs/hyperopt.md b/docs/hyperopt.md
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@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Because hyperopt tries a lot of combinations to find the best parameters it will
 We strongly recommend to use `screen` or `tmux` to prevent any connection loss.
 
 ```bash
-python3 ./freqtrade/main.py --hyperopt <hyperoptname> -c config.json hyperopt -e 5000 --spaces all
+python3 ./freqtrade/main.py -c config.json hyperopt --customhyperopt <hyperoptname> -e 5000 --spaces all
 ```
 
 Use  `<hyperoptname>` as the name of the custom hyperopt used.