diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
index b8d80ceb1..51736968b 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from telegram.error import NetworkError, TelegramError
 from telegram.ext import CallbackContext, CommandHandler, Updater
 
 from freqtrade.__init__ import __version__
-from freqtrade.misc import plural
 from freqtrade.rpc import RPC, RPCException, RPCMessageType
 from freqtrade.rpc.fiat_convert import CryptoToFiatConverter
 
@@ -147,8 +146,7 @@ class Telegram(RPC):
             msg['profit_percent'] = round(msg['profit_percent'] * 100, 2)
             msg['duration'] = msg['close_date'].replace(
                 microsecond=0) - msg['open_date'].replace(microsecond=0)
-            duration_tmp = msg['duration'].total_seconds() // 60
-            msg['duration_mins'] = f"{duration_tmp:.0f} {plural(duration_tmp, 'min')}"
+            msg['duration_min'] = msg['duration'].total_seconds() / 60
 
             message = ("*{exchange}:* Selling {pair}\n"
                        "*Rate:* `{limit:.8f}`\n"
@@ -156,7 +154,7 @@ class Telegram(RPC):
                        "*Open Rate:* `{open_rate:.8f}`\n"
                        "*Current Rate:* `{current_rate:.8f}`\n"
                        "*Sell Reason:* `{sell_reason}`\n"
-                       "*Duration:* `{duration} ({duration_mins})`\n"
+                       "*Duration:* `{duration} ({duration_min:.1f} min)`\n"
                        "*Profit:* `{profit_percent:.2f}%`").format(**msg)
 
             # Check if all sell properties are available.
diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
index 7c1dd7983..7c4a8f0d6 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ def test_send_msg_sell_notification(default_conf, mocker) -> None:
             '*Open Rate:* `0.00007500`\n'
             '*Current Rate:* `0.00003201`\n'
             '*Sell Reason:* `stop_loss`\n'
-            '*Duration:* `1:00:00 (60 mins)`\n'
+            '*Duration:* `1:00:00 (60.0 min)`\n'
             '*Profit:* `-57.41%`` (loss: -0.05746268 ETH`` / -24.812 USD)`')
 
     msg_mock.reset_mock()
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ def test_send_msg_sell_notification(default_conf, mocker) -> None:
             '*Open Rate:* `0.00007500`\n'
             '*Current Rate:* `0.00003201`\n'
             '*Sell Reason:* `stop_loss`\n'
-            '*Duration:* `1 day, 2:30:00 (1590 mins)`\n'
+            '*Duration:* `1 day, 2:30:00 (1590.0 min)`\n'
             '*Profit:* `-57.41%`')
     # Reset singleton function to avoid random breaks
     telegram._fiat_converter.convert_amount = old_convamount
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ def test_send_msg_sell_notification_no_fiat(default_conf, mocker) -> None:
            '*Open Rate:* `0.00007500`\n' \
            '*Current Rate:* `0.00003201`\n' \
            '*Sell Reason:* `stop_loss`\n' \
-           '*Duration:* `2:35:03 (155 mins)`\n' \
+           '*Duration:* `2:35:03 (155.1 min)`\n' \
            '*Profit:* `-57.41%`'