diff --git a/configs/auth.json.example b/configs/auth.json.example
index 04c8fa5e35..441a1c1f2d 100644
--- a/configs/auth.json.example
+++ b/configs/auth.json.example
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
         {"name": "Milan", "coords": "45.472849,9.177567"}
     ],
     "gmapkey": "GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY",
-    "encrypt_location": ""
+    "encrypt_location": "",
+    "telegram_token": ""
 }
diff --git a/configs/config.json.example b/configs/config.json.example
index be57cb6c8f..320cadcf1f 100644
--- a/configs/config.json.example
+++ b/configs/config.json.example
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
       {
         "type": "TelegramTask",
         "config": {
-          "enabled": false,
-          "api_key": ""
+          "enabled": false
         }
       },
       {
diff --git a/pokecli.py b/pokecli.py
index f42feedbdc..d57aa76caa 100644
--- a/pokecli.py
+++ b/pokecli.py
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ def _json_loader(filename):
 
     config.favorite_locations = load.get('favorite_locations', [])
     config.encrypt_location = load.get('encrypt_location', '')
+    config.telegram_token = load.get('telegram_token', '')
     config.catch = load.get('catch', {})
     config.release = load.get('release', {})
     config.plugins = load.get('plugins', [])
diff --git a/pokemongo_bot/cell_workers/telegram_task.py b/pokemongo_bot/cell_workers/telegram_task.py
index 3ae5dcc1da..8dbd5a00ac 100644
--- a/pokemongo_bot/cell_workers/telegram_task.py
+++ b/pokemongo_bot/cell_workers/telegram_task.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class TelegramTask(BaseTask):
     tbot = None
 
     def initialize(self):
-        api_key = self.config.get('api_key')
+        api_key = self.bot.config.telegram_token
         if api_key == None:
             self.emit_event(
                 'config_error',