diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py
index 204604888..8b1bb2a48 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_v1.py
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ def daily(timescale: int = 7, rpc: RPC = Depends(get_rpc), config=Depends(get_co
 @router.get('/weekly', response_model=DailyWeeklyMonthly, tags=['info'])
 def weekly(timescale: int = 4, rpc: RPC = Depends(get_rpc), config=Depends(get_config)):
     return rpc._rpc_timeunit_profit(timescale, config['stake_currency'],
-                                    config.get('fiat_display_currency', 'weeks'))
+                                    config.get('fiat_display_currency', ''), 'weeks')
 
 
 @router.get('/monthly', response_model=DailyWeeklyMonthly, tags=['info'])
 def monthly(timescale: int = 3, rpc: RPC = Depends(get_rpc), config=Depends(get_config)):
     return rpc._rpc_timeunit_profit(timescale, config['stake_currency'],
-                                    config.get('fiat_display_currency', 'months'))
+                                    config.get('fiat_display_currency', ''), 'months')
 
 
 @router.get('/status', response_model=List[OpenTradeSchema], tags=['info'])
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
index 61f4384b7..497bc1c82 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ class RPC:
 
         data = [
             {
-                'date': f"{key.year}-{key.month:02d}" if timeunit == 'months' else key,
+                'date': key,
                 'abs_profit': value["amount"],
                 'starting_balance': value["daily_stake"],
                 'rel_profit': value["rel_profit"],
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
index aced89d7a..8972f4a16 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class TimeunitMappings:
     message2: str
     callback: str
     default: int
+    dateformat: str
 
 
 def authorized_only(command_handler: Callable[..., Coroutine[Any, Any, None]]):
@@ -736,10 +737,10 @@ class Telegram(RPCHandler):
         """
 
         vals = {
-            'days': TimeunitMappings('Day', 'Daily', 'days', 'update_daily', 7),
+            'days': TimeunitMappings('Day', 'Daily', 'days', 'update_daily', 7, '%Y-%m-%d'),
             'weeks': TimeunitMappings('Monday', 'Weekly', 'weeks (starting from Monday)',
-                                      'update_weekly', 8),
-            'months': TimeunitMappings('Month', 'Monthly', 'months', 'update_monthly', 6),
+                                      'update_weekly', 8, '%Y-%m-%d'),
+            'months': TimeunitMappings('Month', 'Monthly', 'months', 'update_monthly', 6, '%Y-%m'),
         }
         val = vals[unit]
 
@@ -756,7 +757,7 @@ class Telegram(RPCHandler):
             unit
         )
         stats_tab = tabulate(
-            [[f"{period['date']} ({period['trade_count']})",
+            [[f"{period['date']:{val.dateformat}} ({period['trade_count']})",
               f"{round_coin_value(period['abs_profit'], stats['stake_currency'])}",
               f"{period['fiat_value']:.2f} {stats['fiat_display_currency']}",
               f"{period['rel_profit']:.2%}",