diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/bt_progress.py b/freqtrade/optimize/bt_progress.py
index 8d4fd1737..d295956c7 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/bt_progress.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/bt_progress.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 from freqtrade.enums import BacktestState
 
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_backtest.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_backtest.py
index cd40438d2..8bf87a044 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_backtest.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_backtest.py
@@ -45,17 +45,16 @@ async def api_start_backtest(bt_settings: BacktestRequest, background_tasks: Bac
 
             if (not ApiServer._bt
                     or lastconfig.get('timeframe') != strat.timeframe
-                    or lastconfig.get('stake_amount') != btconfig.get('stake_amount')
-                    or lastconfig.get('enable_protections') != btconfig.get('enable_protections')
-                    or lastconfig.get('protections') != btconfig.get('protections', [])
                     or lastconfig.get('dry_run_wallet') != btconfig.get('dry_run_wallet', 0)):
-                # TODO: Investigate if enabling protections can be dynamically ingested from here...
                 from freqtrade.optimize.backtesting import Backtesting
                 ApiServer._bt = Backtesting(btconfig)
 
             # Only reload data if timeframe or timerange changed.
             if (not ApiServer._backtestdata or not ApiServer._bt_timerange
                     or lastconfig.get('timerange') != btconfig['timerange']
+                    or lastconfig.get('stake_amount') != btconfig.get('stake_amount')
+                    or lastconfig.get('enable_protections') != btconfig.get('enable_protections')
+                    or lastconfig.get('protections') != btconfig.get('protections', [])
                     or lastconfig.get('timeframe') != strat.timeframe):
                 lastconfig['timerange'] = btconfig['timerange']
                 lastconfig['protections'] = btconfig.get('protections', [])