diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index a2e7fcb5d..e8a321e94 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(LoggingMixin):
 
         PairLocks.timeframe = self.config['timeframe']
 
-        self.protections = ProtectionManager(self.config)
+        self.protections = ProtectionManager(self.config, self.strategy.protections)
 
         # RPC runs in separate threads, can start handling external commands just after
         # initialization, even before Freqtradebot has a chance to start its throttling,
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
index 028a9eacd..8b75fe438 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class Backtesting:
             if hasattr(strategy, 'protections'):
                 conf = deepcopy(conf)
                 conf['protections'] = strategy.protections
-            self.protections = ProtectionManager(conf)
+            self.protections = ProtectionManager(self.config, strategy.protections)
 
     def load_bt_data(self) -> Tuple[Dict[str, DataFrame], TimeRange]:
         """
diff --git a/freqtrade/plugins/protectionmanager.py b/freqtrade/plugins/protectionmanager.py
index a8edd4e4b..f33e5b4bc 100644
--- a/freqtrade/plugins/protectionmanager.py
+++ b/freqtrade/plugins/protectionmanager.py
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class ProtectionManager():
 
-    def __init__(self, config: dict) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, config: Dict, protections: List) -> None:
         self._config = config
 
         self._protection_handlers: List[IProtection] = []
-        for protection_handler_config in self._config.get('protections', []):
+        for protection_handler_config in protections:
             protection_handler = ProtectionResolver.load_protection(
                 protection_handler_config['method'],
                 config=config,
diff --git a/freqtrade/resolvers/strategy_resolver.py b/freqtrade/resolvers/strategy_resolver.py
index 6484f900b..e76d1e3e5 100644
--- a/freqtrade/resolvers/strategy_resolver.py
+++ b/freqtrade/resolvers/strategy_resolver.py
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ class StrategyResolver(IResolver):
         - Strategy
         - default (if not None)
         """
-        if attribute in config:
+        if (attribute in config
+                and not isinstance(getattr(type(strategy), 'my_property', None), property)):
+            # Ensure Properties are not overwritten
             setattr(strategy, attribute, config[attribute])
             logger.info("Override strategy '%s' with value in config file: %s.",
                         attribute, config[attribute])
diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
index 6358c6a4e..b259a7977 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class IStrategy(ABC, HyperStrategyMixin):
     startup_candle_count: int = 0
 
     # Protections
-    protections: List
+    protections: List = []
 
     # Class level variables (intentional) containing
     # the dataprovider (dp) (access to other candles, historic data, ...)
diff --git a/tests/plugins/test_protections.py b/tests/plugins/test_protections.py
index 10ab64690..9ec47dade 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/test_protections.py
+++ b/tests/plugins/test_protections.py
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ def test_protectionmanager(mocker, default_conf):
 ])
 def test_protections_init(mocker, default_conf, timeframe, expected, protconf):
     default_conf['timeframe'] = timeframe
-    default_conf['protections'] = protconf
-    man = ProtectionManager(default_conf)
+    man = ProtectionManager(default_conf, protconf)
     assert len(man._protection_handlers) == len(protconf)
     assert man._protection_handlers[0]._lookback_period == expected[0]
     assert man._protection_handlers[0]._stop_duration == expected[1]