diff --git a/tests/test_handler_backends.py b/tests/test_handler_backends.py
index ad6ccaaad..b74d6fad0 100644
--- a/tests/test_handler_backends.py
+++ b/tests/test_handler_backends.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 @pytest.fixture()
 def telegram_bot():
-    return telebot.TeleBot('', threaded=False, validate_token=False)
+    return telebot.TeleBot('1234:test', threaded=False)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture