diff --git a/freqtrade/resolvers/hyperopt_resolver.py b/freqtrade/resolvers/hyperopt_resolver.py
index e96394d69..db51c3ca5 100644
--- a/freqtrade/resolvers/hyperopt_resolver.py
+++ b/freqtrade/resolvers/hyperopt_resolver.py
@@ -52,14 +52,8 @@ class HyperOptResolver(IResolver):
         """
         current_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent.joinpath('optimize').resolve()
 
-        abs_paths = [
-            config['user_data_dir'].joinpath('hyperopts'),
-            current_path,
-        ]
-
-        if extra_dir:
-            # Add extra hyperopt directory on top of search paths
-            abs_paths.insert(0, Path(extra_dir).resolve())
+        abs_paths = self.build_search_paths(config, current_path=current_path,
+                                            user_subdir='hyperopts', extra_dir=extra_dir)
 
         hyperopt = self._load_object(paths=abs_paths, object_type=IHyperOpt,
                                      object_name=hyperopt_name, kwargs={'config': config})
@@ -109,14 +103,8 @@ class HyperOptLossResolver(IResolver):
         """
         current_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent.joinpath('optimize').resolve()
 
-        abs_paths = [
-            config['user_data_dir'].joinpath('hyperopts'),
-            current_path,
-        ]
-
-        if extra_dir:
-            # Add extra hyperopt directory on top of search paths
-            abs_paths.insert(0, Path(extra_dir).resolve())
+        abs_paths = self.build_search_paths(config, current_path=current_path,
+                                            user_subdir='hyperopts', extra_dir=extra_dir)
 
         hyperoptloss = self._load_object(paths=abs_paths, object_type=IHyperOptLoss,
                                          object_name=hyper_loss_name)
diff --git a/freqtrade/resolvers/iresolver.py b/freqtrade/resolvers/iresolver.py
index 5e82b4359..51c4f7dba 100644
--- a/freqtrade/resolvers/iresolver.py
+++ b/freqtrade/resolvers/iresolver.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import importlib.util
 import inspect
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, List, Optional, Tuple, Type, Union, Generator
+from typing import Any, List, Optional, Tuple, Union, Generator
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -17,6 +17,20 @@ class IResolver:
     This class contains all the logic to load custom classes
     """
 
+    def build_search_paths(self, config, current_path: Path, user_subdir: str,
+                           extra_dir: Optional[str] = None) -> List[Path]:
+
+        abs_paths = [
+            config['user_data_dir'].joinpath(user_subdir),
+            current_path,
+        ]
+
+        if extra_dir:
+            # Add extra directory to the top of the search paths
+            abs_paths.insert(0, Path(extra_dir).resolve())
+
+        return abs_paths
+
     @staticmethod
     def _get_valid_object(object_type, module_path: Path,
                           object_name: str) -> Generator[Any, None, None]:
diff --git a/freqtrade/resolvers/pairlist_resolver.py b/freqtrade/resolvers/pairlist_resolver.py
index f38253155..2ddf5de2f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/resolvers/pairlist_resolver.py
+++ b/freqtrade/resolvers/pairlist_resolver.py
@@ -39,10 +39,8 @@ class PairListResolver(IResolver):
         """
         current_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent.joinpath('pairlist').resolve()
 
-        abs_paths = [
-            config['user_data_dir'].joinpath('pairlist'),
-            current_path,
-        ]
+        abs_paths = self.build_search_paths(config, current_path=current_path,
+                                            user_subdir='pairlist', extra_dir=None)
 
         pairlist = self._load_object(paths=abs_paths, object_type=IPairList,
                                      object_name=pairlist_name, kwargs=kwargs)
diff --git a/freqtrade/resolvers/strategy_resolver.py b/freqtrade/resolvers/strategy_resolver.py
index b9c641853..d6fbe9a7a 100644
--- a/freqtrade/resolvers/strategy_resolver.py
+++ b/freqtrade/resolvers/strategy_resolver.py
@@ -124,14 +124,8 @@ class StrategyResolver(IResolver):
         """
         current_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent.joinpath('strategy').resolve()
 
-        abs_paths = [
-            config['user_data_dir'].joinpath('strategies'),
-            current_path,
-        ]
-
-        if extra_dir:
-            # Add extra strategy directory on top of search paths
-            abs_paths.insert(0, Path(extra_dir).resolve())
+        abs_paths = self.build_search_paths(config, current_path=current_path,
+                                            user_subdir='strategies', extra_dir=extra_dir)
 
         if ":" in strategy_name:
             logger.info("loading base64 encoded strategy")