diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
index e045bf487..8123e4689 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def test_api__init__(default_conf, mocker):
                                         "username": "TestUser",
                                         "password": "testPass",
                                         }})
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.rpc.telegram.Updater', MagicMock())
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.rpc.telegram.Telegram._init')
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.rpc.api_server.webserver.ApiServer.start_api', MagicMock())
     apiserver = ApiServer(default_conf)
     apiserver.add_rpc_handler(RPC(get_patched_freqtradebot(mocker, default_conf)))
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def test_api_run(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
                                         "username": "TestUser",
                                         "password": "testPass",
                                         }})
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.rpc.telegram.Updater', MagicMock())
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.rpc.telegram.Telegram._init')
 
     server_inst_mock = MagicMock()
     server_inst_mock.run_in_thread = MagicMock()
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ def test_api_cleanup(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
                                         "username": "TestUser",
                                         "password": "testPass",
                                         }})
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.rpc.telegram.Updater', MagicMock())
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.rpc.telegram.Telegram._init')
 
     server_mock = MagicMock()
     server_mock.cleanup = MagicMock()
@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ def test_api_ws_send_msg(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
                                             "password": _TEST_PASS,
                                             "ws_token": _TEST_WS_TOKEN
                                             }})
-        mocker.patch('freqtrade.rpc.telegram.Updater')
+        mocker.patch('freqtrade.rpc.telegram.Telegram._init')
         mocker.patch('freqtrade.rpc.api_server.ApiServer.start_api')
         apiserver = ApiServer(default_conf)
         apiserver.add_rpc_handler(RPC(get_patched_freqtradebot(mocker, default_conf)))