diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
index d1ef75cf5..4e4c080d0 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger.debug('Included module rpc.telegram ...')
 
 
-MAX_TELEGRAM_MESSAGE = 4096
+MAX_TELEGRAM_MESSAGE_LENGTH = 4096
 
 
 def authorized_only(command_handler: Callable[..., None]) -> Callable[..., Any]:
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class Telegram(RPC):
                     curr_output = "*{currency}:* not showing <1$ amount \n".format(**currency)
 
                 # Handle overflowing messsage length
-                if len(output + curr_output) >= MAX_TELEGRAM_MESSAGE:
+                if len(output + curr_output) >= MAX_TELEGRAM_MESSAGE_LENGTH:
                     self._send_msg(output, bot=bot)
                     output = curr_output
                 else:
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py b/freqtrade/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
index 137d7b3b6..f2f3f3945 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
@@ -621,6 +621,11 @@ def test_balance_handle_too_large_response(default_conf, update, mocker) -> None
 
     telegram._balance(bot=MagicMock(), update=update)
     assert msg_mock.call_count > 1
+    # Test if wrap happens around 4000 -
+    # and each single currency-output is around 120 characters long so we need
+    # an offset to avoid random test failures
+    assert len(msg_mock.call_args_list[0][0][0]) < 4096
+    assert len(msg_mock.call_args_list[0][0][0]) > (4096 - 120)
 
 
 def test_start_handle(default_conf, update, mocker) -> None: