diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/edge_cli.py b/freqtrade/optimize/edge_cli.py
index a667ebb92..3848623db 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/edge_cli.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/edge_cli.py
@@ -42,11 +42,9 @@ class EdgeCli:
         # Set refresh_pairs to false for edge-cli (it must be true for edge)
         self.edge._refresh_pairs = False
 
-        self.timerange = TimeRange.parse_timerange(None if self.config.get(
+        self.edge._timerange = TimeRange.parse_timerange(None if self.config.get(
             'timerange') is None else str(self.config.get('timerange')))
 
-        self.edge._timerange = self.timerange
-
     def _generate_edge_table(self, results: dict) -> str:
 
         floatfmt = ('s', '.10g', '.2f', '.2f', '.2f', '.2f', 'd', '.d')