diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py
index 8c2c203e6..e8eaef933 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ class ApiServer(RPC):
             limit: Only get a certain number of records
         """
         limit = int(request.args.get('limit', 0)) or None
-        return jsonify(self._rpc_get_logs(limit))
+        return jsonify(RPC._rpc_get_logs(limit))
 
     @require_login
     @rpc_catch_errors
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
index 9ac271ba0..42f26fe74 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
@@ -645,7 +645,8 @@ class RPC:
                }
         return res
 
-    def _rpc_get_logs(self, limit: Optional[int]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _rpc_get_logs(limit: Optional[int]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Returns the last X logs"""
         if limit:
             buffer = bufferHandler.buffer[-limit:]
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
index 91306bf85..26e87e654 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ class Telegram(RPC):
                 limit = int(context.args[0]) if context.args else 10
             except (TypeError, ValueError, IndexError):
                 limit = 10
-            logs = self._rpc_get_logs(limit)['logs']
+            logs = RPC._rpc_get_logs(limit)['logs']
             msgs = ''
             msg_template = "*{}* {}: {} \\- `{}`"
             for logrec in logs: