diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
index 0687f95a2..059ba9c41 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
@@ -284,12 +284,12 @@ class Telegram(RPCHandler):
         elif msg_type == RPCMessageType.PROTECTION_TRIGGER:
             message = (
                 "*Protection* triggered due to {reason}. "
-                "{pair} will be locked until {lock_end_time}."
+                "`{pair}` will be locked until `{lock_end_time}`."
             ).format(**msg)
         elif msg_type == RPCMessageType.PROTECTION_TRIGGER_GLOBAL:
             message = (
                 "*Protection* triggered due to {reason}. "
-                "All pairs will be locked until {lock_end_time}."
+                "*All pairs* will be locked until `{lock_end_time}`."
             ).format(**msg)
         elif msg_type == RPCMessageType.STATUS:
             message = '*Status:* `{status}`'.format(**msg)
diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
index d37a74187..8c285a76e 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_telegram.py
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ def test_send_msg_protection_notification(default_conf, mocker, time_machine) ->
     msg.update(lock.to_json())
     telegram.send_msg(msg)
     assert (msg_mock.call_args[0][0] == "*Protection* triggered due to randreason. "
-            "ETH/BTC will be locked until 2021-09-01 05:10:00.")
+            "`ETH/BTC` will be locked until `2021-09-01 05:10:00`.")
 
     msg_mock.reset_mock()
     # Test global protection
@@ -1336,8 +1336,7 @@ def test_send_msg_protection_notification(default_conf, mocker, time_machine) ->
     msg.update(lock.to_json())
     telegram.send_msg(msg)
     assert (msg_mock.call_args[0][0] == "*Protection* triggered due to randreason. "
-            "All pairs will be locked until 2021-09-01 06:45:00.")
-
+            "*All pairs* will be locked until `2021-09-01 06:45:00`.")
 
 
 def test_send_msg_buy_fill_notification(default_conf, mocker) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_freqtradebot.py b/tests/test_freqtradebot.py
index eb3c77cc7..e1df6dad9 100644
--- a/tests/test_freqtradebot.py
+++ b/tests/test_freqtradebot.py
@@ -526,6 +526,29 @@ def test_enter_positions_global_pairlock(default_conf, ticker, limit_buy_order,
     assert log_has_re(message, caplog)
 
 
+def test_handle_protections(mocker, default_conf, fee):
+    default_conf['protections'] = [
+        {"method": "CooldownPeriod", "stop_duration": 60},
+        {
+            "method": "StoplossGuard",
+            "lookback_period_candles": 24,
+            "trade_limit": 4,
+            "stop_duration_candles": 4,
+            "only_per_pair": False
+        }
+    ]
+
+    freqtrade = get_patched_freqtradebot(mocker, default_conf)
+    freqtrade.protections._protection_handlers[1].global_stop = MagicMock(
+        return_value=(True, arrow.utcnow().shift(hours=1).datetime, "asdf"))
+    create_mock_trades(fee)
+    freqtrade.handle_protections('ETC/BTC')
+    send_msg_mock = freqtrade.rpc.send_msg
+    assert send_msg_mock.call_count == 2
+    assert send_msg_mock.call_args_list[0][0][0]['type'] == RPCMessageType.PROTECTION_TRIGGER
+    assert send_msg_mock.call_args_list[1][0][0]['type'] == RPCMessageType.PROTECTION_TRIGGER_GLOBAL
+
+
 def test_create_trade_no_signal(default_conf, fee, mocker) -> None:
     default_conf['dry_run'] = True