diff --git a/lgsm/functions/alert_telegram.sh b/lgsm/functions/alert_telegram.sh
index 6d7403660..ca48f32be 100644
--- a/lgsm/functions/alert_telegram.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/alert_telegram.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ EOF
 )
 
 fn_print_dots "Sending Telegram alert"
-telegramsend=$(curl -sSL -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d """${json}""" "https://api.telegram.org/bot${telegramtoken}/sendMessage" "${curlcustomstring}" | grep "error_code")
+telegramsend=$(curl -sSL -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d """${json}""" ${curlcustomstring} "https://api.telegram.org/bot${telegramtoken}/sendMessage" | grep "error_code")
 
 if [ "${telegramsend}" ]; then
 	fn_print_fail_nl "Sending Telegram alert: ${telegramsend}"