diff --git a/freqtrade/resolvers/iresolver.py b/freqtrade/resolvers/iresolver.py
index 6807b757d..43ca2d861 100644
--- a/freqtrade/resolvers/iresolver.py
+++ b/freqtrade/resolvers/iresolver.py
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ class IResolver:
                 logger.debug("Ignoring broken symlink %s", entry)
                 continue
             module_path = entry.resolve()
+            if entry.read_text().find(f"class {object_name}(") == -1:
+                logger.debug(f"Skipping {module_path} as it does not contain class {object_name}")
+                continue
 
             if obj := next(cls._get_valid_object(module_path, object_name), None):
                 obj[0].__file__ = str(entry)