diff --git a/freqtrade/commands/arguments.py b/freqtrade/commands/arguments.py
index 9990ad230..a3cdc378a 100644
--- a/freqtrade/commands/arguments.py
+++ b/freqtrade/commands/arguments.py
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ ARGS_ANALYZE_ENTRIES_EXITS = ["exportfilename", "analysis_groups", "enter_reason
 NO_CONF_REQURIED = ["convert-data", "convert-trade-data", "download-data", "list-timeframes",
                     "list-markets", "list-pairs", "list-strategies", "list-freqaimodels",
                     "list-data", "hyperopt-list", "hyperopt-show", "backtest-filter",
-                    "plot-dataframe", "plot-profit", "show-trades", "trades-to-ohlcv"]
+                    "plot-dataframe", "plot-profit", "show-trades", "trades-to-ohlcv",
+                    "strategy-updater"]
 
 NO_CONF_ALLOWED = ["create-userdir", "list-exchanges", "new-strategy"]
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/commands/strategy_utils_commands.py b/freqtrade/commands/strategy_utils_commands.py
index 5d8ede9a2..5aeac2266 100644
--- a/freqtrade/commands/strategy_utils_commands.py
+++ b/freqtrade/commands/strategy_utils_commands.py
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ def start_strategy_update(args: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     for filtered_strategy_obj in filtered_strategy_objs:
         # Initialize backtesting object
         instance_strategy_updater = StrategyUpdater()
-        StrategyUpdater.start(instance_strategy_updater, config, filtered_strategy_obj)
+        self.start(config, filtered_strategy_obj)
diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/strategyupdater.py b/freqtrade/strategy/strategyupdater.py
index 7f3a1feff..8a55de1b6 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/strategyupdater.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/strategyupdater.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class StrategyUpdater:
         tree = ast.parse(code)
 
         # use the AST to update the code
-        updated_code = self.modify_ast(self, tree)
+        updated_code = self.modify_ast(tree)
 
         # return the modified code without executing it
         return updated_code
@@ -186,9 +186,11 @@ class NameUpdater(ast.NodeTransformer):
     def visit_Attribute(self, node):
         # if the attribute name is 'nr_of_successful_buys',
         # update it to 'nr_of_successful_entries'
-        if isinstance(node.value, ast.Name) and \
-                node.value.id == 'trades' and \
-                node.attr == 'nr_of_successful_buys':
+        if (
+            isinstance(node.value, ast.Name)
+            and node.value.id == 'trades'
+            and node.attr == 'nr_of_successful_buys'
+        ):
             node.attr = 'nr_of_successful_entries'
         return self.generic_visit(node)
 
@@ -210,9 +212,11 @@ class NameUpdater(ast.NodeTransformer):
             # otherwise, update its value to 3
             else:
                 for child in node.body:
-                    if isinstance(child, ast.Assign) and \
-                            isinstance(child.targets[0], ast.Name) and \
-                            child.targets[0].id == 'INTERFACE_VERSION':
+                    if (
+                        isinstance(child, ast.Assign)
+                        and isinstance(child.targets[0], ast.Name)
+                        and child.targets[0].id == 'INTERFACE_VERSION'
+                    ):
                         child.value = ast.parse('3').body[0].value
         return self.generic_visit(node)
 
@@ -255,8 +259,6 @@ class NameUpdater(ast.NodeTransformer):
 
     def visit_Constant(self, node):
         # do not update the names in import statements
-        if node.value in \
-                StrategyUpdater.otif_ot_unfilledtimeout:
-            node.value = \
-                StrategyUpdater.otif_ot_unfilledtimeout[node.value]
+        if node.value in StrategyUpdater.otif_ot_unfilledtimeout:
+            node.value = StrategyUpdater.otif_ot_unfilledtimeout[node.value]
         return node