diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f8932cf07..2e4ca87f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -78,11 +78,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: Backtesting
       run: |
         cp config.json.example config.json
-        freqtrade backtesting --datadir tests/testdata --strategy DefaultStrategy
+        freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data
+        freqtrade backtesting --datadir tests/testdata --strategy SampleStrategy
 
     - name: Hyperopt
       run: |
         cp config.json.example config.json
+        freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data
         freqtrade hyperopt --datadir tests/testdata -e 5 --strategy SampleStrategy --hyperopt SampleHyperOpt
 
     - name: Flake8
@@ -139,11 +141,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: Backtesting
       run: |
         cp config.json.example config.json
-        freqtrade backtesting --datadir tests/testdata --strategy DefaultStrategy
+        freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data
+        freqtrade backtesting --datadir tests/testdata --strategy SampleStrategy
 
     - name: Hyperopt
       run: |
         cp config.json.example config.json
+        freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data
         freqtrade hyperopt --datadir tests/testdata -e 5 --strategy SampleStrategy --hyperopt SampleHyperOpt
 
     - name: Flake8
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6073e1cce..39e914fa4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ jobs:
       name: pytest
     - script:
       - cp config.json.example config.json
-      - freqtrade backtesting --datadir tests/testdata --strategy DefaultStrategy
+      freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data
+      - freqtrade backtesting --datadir tests/testdata --strategy SampleStrategy
       name: backtest
     - script:
       - cp config.json.example config.json
+      - freqtrade create-userdir --userdir user_data
       - freqtrade hyperopt --datadir tests/testdata -e 5 --strategy SampleStrategy --hyperopt SampleHyperOpt
       name: hyperopt
     - script: flake8