diff --git a/backend/app/cmd/server.go b/backend/app/cmd/server.go
index dbc34ede..d43d8e8e 100644
--- a/backend/app/cmd/server.go
+++ b/backend/app/cmd/server.go
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ type NotifyGroup struct {
 		Token   string        `long:"token" env:"TOKEN" description:"telegram token"`
 		Channel string        `long:"chan" env:"CHAN" description:"telegram channel"`
 		Timeout time.Duration `long:"timeout" env:"TIMEOUT" default:"5s" description:"telegram timeout"`
+		API     string        `long:"api" env:"API" default:"https://api.telegram.org/bot" description:"telegram api prefix"`
 	} `group:"telegram" namespace:"telegram" env-namespace:"TELEGRAM"`
 }
 
@@ -487,7 +488,8 @@ func (s *ServerCommand) makeNotify(dataStore *service.DataStore) (*notify.Servic
 	log.Printf("[INFO] make notify, type=%s", s.Notify.Type)
 	switch s.Notify.Type {
 	case "telegram":
-		tg, err := notify.NewTelegram(s.Notify.Telegram.Token, s.Notify.Telegram.Channel, s.Notify.Telegram.Timeout, "")
+		tg, err := notify.NewTelegram(s.Notify.Telegram.Token, s.Notify.Telegram.Channel,
+			s.Notify.Telegram.Timeout, s.Notify.Telegram.API)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create telegram notification destination")
 		}
diff --git a/backend/app/cmd/server_test.go b/backend/app/cmd/server_test.go
index 5bc9cde4..4809006b 100644
--- a/backend/app/cmd/server_test.go
+++ b/backend/app/cmd/server_test.go
@@ -283,6 +283,9 @@ func prepServerApp(t *testing.T, duration time.Duration, fn func(o ServerCommand
 	cmd.Auth.Facebook.CSEC, cmd.Auth.Facebook.CID = "csec", "cid"
 	cmd.Auth.Yandex.CSEC, cmd.Auth.Yandex.CID = "csec", "cid"
 	cmd.BackupLocation = "/tmp"
+	cmd.Notify.Type = "telegram"
+	cmd.Notify.Telegram.API = "http://127.0.0.1:12340/"
+	cmd.Notify.Telegram.Token = "blah"
 	cmd = fn(cmd)
 
 	os.Remove(cmd.Store.Bolt.Path + "/remark.db")