diff --git a/backend/app/notify/telegram.go b/backend/app/notify/telegram.go
index 6ae627b2..5139f485 100644
--- a/backend/app/notify/telegram.go
+++ b/backend/app/notify/telegram.go
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ type telegramMsg struct {
 	ParseMode string `json:"parse_mode,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// TelegramBotInfo structure contains information about telegram bot
+type TelegramBotInfo struct {
+	ID        uint64 `json:"id"`
+	IsBot     bool   `json:"is_bot"`
+	FirstName string `json:"first_name"`
+	Username  string `json:"username"`
+}
+
 const telegramTimeOut = 5000 * time.Millisecond
 const telegramAPIPrefix = "https://api.telegram.org/bot"
 
@@ -82,12 +90,7 @@ func NewTelegram(params TelegramParams) (*Telegram, error) {
 
 		tgResp := struct {
 			OK     bool `json:"ok"`
-			Result struct {
-				FirstName string `json:"first_name"`
-				ID        uint64 `json:"id"`
-				IsBot     bool   `json:"is_bot"`
-				UserName  string `json:"username"`
-			}
+			Result TelegramBotInfo
 		}{}
 
 		if err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&tgResp); err != nil {
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ func NewTelegram(params TelegramParams) (*Telegram, error) {
 			return errors.Errorf("unexpected telegram response %+v", tgResp)
 		}
 
-		res.BotUsername = tgResp.Result.UserName
+		res.BotUsername = tgResp.Result.Username
 		return nil
 	})
 
diff --git a/backend/app/notify/telegram_test.go b/backend/app/notify/telegram_test.go
index 115942b4..707b5ac9 100644
--- a/backend/app/notify/telegram_test.go
+++ b/backend/app/notify/telegram_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestTelegram_New(t *testing.T) {
 		Token:          "bad-resp",
 		apiPrefix:      ts.URL + "/",
 	})
-	assert.EqualError(t, err, "unexpected telegram response {OK:false Result:{FirstName:comments_test ID:707381019 IsBot:false UserName:remark42_test_bot}}")
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "unexpected telegram response {OK:false Result:{ID:707381019 IsBot:false FirstName:comments_test Username:remark42_test_bot}}")
 	assert.True(t, time.Since(st) >= 250*5*time.Millisecond)
 
 	_, err = NewTelegram(TelegramParams{