diff --git a/freqtrade/commands/deploy_commands.py b/freqtrade/commands/deploy_commands.py
index 797960d78..c2a715971 100644
--- a/freqtrade/commands/deploy_commands.py
+++ b/freqtrade/commands/deploy_commands.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ def start_create_userdir(args: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     """
     from freqtrade.configuration.directory_operations import copy_sample_files, create_userdata_dir
 
-    if "user_data_dir" in args and args["user_data_dir"]:
-        userdir = create_userdata_dir(args["user_data_dir"], create_dir=True)
+    if user_data_dir := args.get("user_data_dir"):
+        userdir = create_userdata_dir(user_data_dir, create_dir=True)
         copy_sample_files(userdir, overwrite=args["reset"])
     else:
         logger.warning("`create-userdir` requires --userdir to be set.")
@@ -85,22 +85,22 @@ def start_new_strategy(args: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
 
     config = setup_utils_configuration(args, RunMode.UTIL_NO_EXCHANGE)
 
-    if "strategy" in args and args["strategy"]:
-        if "strategy_path" in args and args["strategy_path"]:
-            strategy_dir = Path(args["strategy_path"])
+    if strategy := args.get("strategy"):
+        if strategy_path := args.get("strategy_path"):
+            strategy_dir = Path(strategy_path)
         else:
             strategy_dir = config["user_data_dir"] / USERPATH_STRATEGIES
         if not strategy_dir.is_dir():
             logger.info(f"Creating strategy directory {strategy_dir}")
             strategy_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
-        new_path = strategy_dir / (args["strategy"] + ".py")
+        new_path = strategy_dir / (strategy + ".py")
 
         if new_path.exists():
             raise OperationalException(
                 f"`{new_path}` already exists. Please choose another Strategy Name."
             )
 
-        deploy_new_strategy(args["strategy"], new_path, args["template"])
+        deploy_new_strategy(strategy, new_path, args["template"])
 
     else:
         raise ConfigurationError("`new-strategy` requires --strategy to be set.")
diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py b/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
index 3fc30c375..11aff879f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class Configuration:
                 {"verbosity": safe_value_fallback(self.args, "verbosity", default_value=0)}
             )
 
-        if "logfile" in self.args and self.args["logfile"]:
+        if self.args.get("logfile"):
             config.update({"logfile": self.args["logfile"]})
 
         if "print_colorized" in self.args and not self.args["print_colorized"]:
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class Configuration:
             logger.warning("`force_entry_enable` RPC message enabled.")
 
         # Support for sd_notify
-        if "sd_notify" in self.args and self.args["sd_notify"]:
+        if self.args.get("sd_notify"):
             config["internals"].update({"sd_notify": True})
 
     def _process_datadir_options(self, config: Config) -> None:
@@ -196,14 +196,14 @@ class Configuration:
         --user-data, --datadir
         """
         # Check exchange parameter here - otherwise `datadir` might be wrong.
-        if "exchange" in self.args and self.args["exchange"]:
+        if self.args.get("exchange"):
             config["exchange"]["name"] = self.args["exchange"]
             logger.info(f"Using exchange {config['exchange']['name']}")
 
         if "pair_whitelist" not in config["exchange"]:
             config["exchange"]["pair_whitelist"] = []
 
-        if "user_data_dir" in self.args and self.args["user_data_dir"]:
+        if self.args.get("user_data_dir"):
             config.update({"user_data_dir": self.args["user_data_dir"]})
         elif "user_data_dir" not in config:
             # Default to cwd/user_data (legacy option ...)
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class Configuration:
             logstring="Parameter --enable-protections detected, enabling Protections. ...",
         )
 
-        if "max_open_trades" in self.args and self.args["max_open_trades"]:
+        if self.args.get("max_open_trades"):
             config.update({"max_open_trades": self.args["max_open_trades"]})
             logger.info(
                 "Parameter --max-open-trades detected, overriding max_open_trades to: %s ...",
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class Configuration:
         self._args_to_config_loop(config, configurations)
 
         # Edge section:
-        if "stoploss_range" in self.args and self.args["stoploss_range"]:
+        if self.args.get("stoploss_range"):
             txt_range = ast.literal_eval(self.args["stoploss_range"])
             config["edge"].update({"stoploss_range_min": txt_range[0]})
             config["edge"].update({"stoploss_range_max": txt_range[1]})
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ class Configuration:
             config["exchange"]["pair_whitelist"] = config["pairs"]
             return
 
-        if "pairs_file" in self.args and self.args["pairs_file"]:
+        if self.args.get("pairs_file"):
             pairs_file = Path(self.args["pairs_file"])
             logger.info(f'Reading pairs file "{pairs_file}".')
             # Download pairs from the pairs file if no config is specified
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ class Configuration:
                 config["pairs"].sort()
             return
 
-        if "config" in self.args and self.args["config"]:
+        if self.args.get("config"):
             logger.info("Using pairlist from configuration.")
             config["pairs"] = config.get("exchange", {}).get("pair_whitelist")
         else: