diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index 17d345f48..c98c9a804 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(LoggingMixin):
         self._exit_lock = Lock()
         LoggingMixin.__init__(self, logger, timeframe_to_seconds(self.strategy.timeframe))
 
-        self.last_process = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(0.0)
+        self.last_process = datetime(1970, 1, 1, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
 
     def notify_status(self, msg: str) -> None:
         """
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(LoggingMixin):
             self.enter_positions()
 
         Trade.commit()
-        self.last_process = datetime.utcnow()
+        self.last_process = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
 
     def process_stopped(self) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_schemas.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_schemas.py
index 5709639b3..d3a0f3e7d 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_schemas.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_schemas.py
@@ -386,3 +386,4 @@ class SysInfo(BaseModel):
 
 class Health(BaseModel):
     last_process: datetime
+    last_process_ts: int
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
index fa301ed60..f57253562 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 import arrow
 import psutil
 from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
+from dateutil.tz import tzlocal
 from numpy import NAN, inf, int64, mean
 from pandas import DataFrame
 
@@ -1031,7 +1032,10 @@ class RPC:
             "ram_pct": psutil.virtual_memory().percent
         }
 
-    def _health(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
+    def _health(self) -> Dict[str, Union[str, int]]:
+        last_p = self._freqtrade.last_process
         return {
-            'last_process': str(self._freqtrade.last_process)
+            'last_process': str(last_p),
+            'last_process_loc': last_p.astimezone(tzlocal()).strftime(DATETIME_PRINT_FORMAT),
+            'last_process_ts': int(last_p.timestamp()),
         }
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
index 13ad98e0e..74f56b4c1 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
@@ -1319,8 +1319,7 @@ class Telegram(RPCHandler):
         """
         try:
             health = self._rpc._health()
-            message = f"Last process: `{health['last_process']}`"
-            logger.debug(message)
+            message = f"Last process: `{health['last_process_loc']}`"
             self._send_msg(message)
         except RPCException as e:
             self._send_msg(str(e))
diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py b/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
index 9d8db06f2..03c068966 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
@@ -1280,4 +1280,5 @@ def test_rpc_health(mocker, default_conf) -> None:
     freqtradebot = get_patched_freqtradebot(mocker, default_conf)
     rpc = RPC(freqtradebot)
     result = rpc._health()
-    assert result['last_process'] == '1970-01-01 00:00:00'
+    assert result['last_process'] == '1970-01-01 00:00:00+00:00'
+    assert result['last_process_ts'] == 0
diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
index 3e891baa8..1c33dd928 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
@@ -1451,4 +1451,5 @@ def test_health(botclient):
 
     assert_response(rc)
     ret = rc.json()
-    assert ret['last_process'] == '1970-01-01T00:00:00'
+    assert ret['last_process_ts'] == 0
+    assert ret['last_process'] == '1970-01-01T00:00:00+00:00'