diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
index 39895abaf..1b84df1ca 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def test_cleanup(default_conf, mocker, ) -> None:
 
     telegram, _, _ = get_telegram_testobject(mocker, default_conf, mock=False)
     telegram.cleanup()
-    assert telegram._updater.stop.call_count == 1
+    assert telegram._app.stop.call_count == 1
 
 
 async def test_authorized_only(default_conf, mocker, caplog, update) -> None:
@@ -2327,32 +2327,33 @@ def test__sell_emoji(default_conf, mocker, msg, expected):
 async def test_telegram__send_msg(default_conf, mocker, caplog) -> None:
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.rpc.telegram.Telegram._init', MagicMock())
     bot = MagicMock()
+    bot.send_message = AsyncMock()
+    bot.edit_message_text = AsyncMock()
     telegram, _, _ = get_telegram_testobject(mocker, default_conf, mock=False)
-    telegram._updater = MagicMock()
-    telegram._updater.bot = bot
+    telegram._app = MagicMock()
+    telegram._app.bot = bot
 
-    telegram._config['telegram']['enabled'] = True
     await telegram._send_msg('test')
     assert len(bot.method_calls) == 1
 
     # Test update
     query = MagicMock()
     await telegram._send_msg('test', callback_path="DeadBeef", query=query, reload_able=True)
-    edit_message_text = telegram._updater.bot.edit_message_text
+    edit_message_text = telegram._app.bot.edit_message_text
     assert edit_message_text.call_count == 1
     assert "Updated: " in edit_message_text.call_args_list[0][1]['text']
 
-    telegram._updater.bot.edit_message_text = MagicMock(side_effect=BadRequest("not modified"))
+    telegram._app.bot.edit_message_text = AsyncMock(side_effect=BadRequest("not modified"))
     await telegram._send_msg('test', callback_path="DeadBeef", query=query)
-    assert telegram._updater.bot.edit_message_text.call_count == 1
+    assert telegram._app.bot.edit_message_text.call_count == 1
     assert not log_has_re(r"TelegramError: .*", caplog)
 
-    telegram._updater.bot.edit_message_text = MagicMock(side_effect=BadRequest(""))
+    telegram._app.bot.edit_message_text = AsyncMock(side_effect=BadRequest(""))
     await telegram._send_msg('test2', callback_path="DeadBeef", query=query)
-    assert telegram._updater.bot.edit_message_text.call_count == 1
+    assert telegram._app.bot.edit_message_text.call_count == 1
     assert log_has_re(r"TelegramError: .*", caplog)
 
-    telegram._updater.bot.edit_message_text = MagicMock(side_effect=TelegramError("DeadBEEF"))
+    telegram._app.bot.edit_message_text = AsyncMock(side_effect=TelegramError("DeadBEEF"))
     await telegram._send_msg('test3', callback_path="DeadBeef", query=query)
 
     assert log_has_re(r"TelegramError: DeadBEEF! Giving up.*", caplog)
@@ -2363,8 +2364,8 @@ async def test__send_msg_network_error(default_conf, mocker, caplog) -> None:
     bot = MagicMock()
     bot.send_message = MagicMock(side_effect=NetworkError('Oh snap'))
     telegram, _, _ = get_telegram_testobject(mocker, default_conf, mock=False)
-    telegram._updater = MagicMock()
-    telegram._updater.bot = bot
+    telegram._app = MagicMock()
+    telegram._app.bot = bot
 
     telegram._config['telegram']['enabled'] = True
     await telegram._send_msg('test')
@@ -2377,7 +2378,7 @@ async def test__send_msg_network_error(default_conf, mocker, caplog) -> None:
 async def test__send_msg_keyboard(default_conf, mocker, caplog) -> None:
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.rpc.telegram.Telegram._init', MagicMock())
     bot = MagicMock()
-    bot.send_message = MagicMock()
+    bot.send_message = AsyncMock()
     freqtradebot = get_patched_freqtradebot(mocker, default_conf)
     rpc = RPC(freqtradebot)
 
@@ -2393,8 +2394,8 @@ async def test__send_msg_keyboard(default_conf, mocker, caplog) -> None:
 
     def init_telegram(freqtradebot):
         telegram = Telegram(rpc, default_conf)
-        telegram._updater = MagicMock()
-        telegram._updater.bot = bot
+        telegram._app = MagicMock()
+        telegram._app.bot = bot
         return telegram
 
     # no keyboard in config -> default keyboard