diff --git a/docs/backtesting.md b/docs/backtesting.md
index 83a3fa2d8..ece3ce7fa 100644
--- a/docs/backtesting.md
+++ b/docs/backtesting.md
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ To compare multiple strategies, a list of Strategies can be provided to backtest
 This is limited to 1 timeframe value per run. However, data is only loaded once from disk so if you have multiple
 strategies you'd like to compare, this will give a nice runtime boost.
 
-All listed Strategies need to be in the same directory.
+All listed Strategies need to be in the same directory, unless also `--recursive-strategy-search` is specified, where sub-directories within the strategy directory are also considered.
 
 ``` bash
 freqtrade backtesting --timerange 20180401-20180410 --timeframe 5m --strategy-list Strategy001 Strategy002 --export trades