diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc_manager.py b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc_manager.py
index 9dddcdb80..5e898cd9b 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc_manager.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc_manager.py
@@ -18,18 +18,17 @@ class RPCManager(object):
         self.registered_modules: List[RPC] = []
 
         # Enable telegram
-        if freqtrade.config['telegram'].get('enabled', False):
+        if freqtrade.config.get('telegram', {}).get('enabled', False):
             logger.info('Enabling rpc.telegram ...')
             from freqtrade.rpc.telegram import Telegram
             self.registered_modules.append(Telegram(freqtrade))
 
         # Enable local rest api server for cmd line control
-        if freqtrade.config['api_server'].get('enabled', False):
+        if freqtrade.config.get('api_server', {}).get('enabled', False):
             logger.info('Enabling rpc.api_server')
             from freqtrade.rpc.api_server import ApiServerSuperWrap
             self.registered_modules.append(ApiServerSuperWrap(freqtrade))
 
-
     def cleanup(self) -> None:
         """ Stops all enabled rpc modules """
         logger.info('Cleaning up rpc modules ...')