diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
index 0bc44c23f..cce871b70 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def init(config: dict) -> None:
         _UPDATER.dispatcher.add_handler(handle)
     _UPDATER.start_polling(
         clean=True,
-        bootstrap_retries=3,
+        bootstrap_retries=-1,
         timeout=30,
         read_latency=60,
     )