diff --git a/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py b/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py
index 4d2f9ae36..d2ff5b8d3 100644
--- a/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py
+++ b/tests/optimize/test_hyperopt.py
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ def test_in_strategy_auto_hyperopt(mocker, hyperopt_conf, tmp_path, fee) -> None
 def test_in_strategy_auto_hyperopt_with_parallel(mocker, hyperopt_conf, tmp_path, fee) -> None:
     mocker.patch(f"{EXMS}.validate_config", MagicMock())
     mocker.patch(f"{EXMS}.get_fee", fee)
-    mocker.patch(f"{EXMS}._load_markets")
+    mocker.patch(f"{EXMS}.reload_markets")
     mocker.patch(f"{EXMS}.markets", PropertyMock(return_value=get_markets()))
     (tmp_path / "hyperopt_results").mkdir(parents=True)
     # Dummy-reduce points to ensure scikit-learn is forced to generate new values