diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/backup/TelegramBackupUploader.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/backup/TelegramBackupUploader.kt
index 7dd8706d0..441652b9e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/backup/TelegramBackupUploader.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/backup/TelegramBackupUploader.kt
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ package org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.backup
 import android.content.Context
 import androidx.annotation.CheckResult
 import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ApplicationContext
-import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
-import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
+import okhttp3.HttpUrl
 import okhttp3.MediaType.Companion.toMediaTypeOrNull
 import okhttp3.MultipartBody
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ class TelegramBackupUploader @Inject constructor(
 
 	private val botToken = context.getString(R.string.tg_backup_bot_token)
 
-	suspend fun uploadBackup(file: File) = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+	suspend fun uploadBackup(file: File) {
 		val requestBody = file.asRequestBody("application/zip".toMediaTypeOrNull())
 		val multipartBody = MultipartBody.Builder()
 			.setType(MultipartBody.FORM)
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ class TelegramBackupUploader @Inject constructor(
 			.addFormDataPart("document", file.name, requestBody)
 			.build()
 		val request = Request.Builder()
-			.url("https://api.telegram.org/bot$botToken/sendDocument")
+			.url(urlOf("sendDocument").build())
 			.post(multipartBody)
 			.build()
 		client.newCall(request).await().consume()
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ class TelegramBackupUploader @Inject constructor(
 
 	suspend fun sendTestMessage() {
 		val request = Request.Builder()
-			.url("https://api.telegram.org/bot$botToken/getMe")
+			.url(urlOf("getMe").build())
 			.build()
 		client.newCall(request).await().consume()
 		sendMessage(context.getString(R.string.backup_tg_echo))
@@ -61,7 +60,10 @@ class TelegramBackupUploader @Inject constructor(
 	}
 
 	private suspend fun sendMessage(message: String) {
-		val url = "https://api.telegram.org/bot$botToken/sendMessage?chat_id=${requireChatId()}&text=$message"
+		val url = urlOf("sendMessage")
+			.addQueryParameter("chat_id", requireChatId())
+			.addQueryParameter("text", message)
+			.build()
 		val request = Request.Builder()
 			.url(url)
 			.build()
@@ -82,4 +84,10 @@ class TelegramBackupUploader @Inject constructor(
 			throw RuntimeException(jo.getStringOrNull("description"))
 		}
 	}
+
+	private fun urlOf(method: String) = HttpUrl.Builder()
+		.scheme("https")
+		.host("api.telegram.org")
+		.addPathSegment("bot$botToken")
+		.addPathSegment(method)
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/network/GZipInterceptor.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/network/GZipInterceptor.kt
index 09a544105..69aa6eedc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/network/GZipInterceptor.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/network/GZipInterceptor.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.network
 
 import okhttp3.Interceptor
+import okhttp3.MultipartBody
 import okhttp3.Response
 import okio.IOException
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.network.CommonHeaders.CONTENT_ENCODING
@@ -8,7 +9,11 @@ import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.network.CommonHeaders.CONTENT_ENCODING
 class GZipInterceptor : Interceptor {
 
 	override fun intercept(chain: Interceptor.Chain): Response {
-		val newRequest = chain.request().newBuilder()
+		val request = chain.request()
+		if (request.body is MultipartBody) {
+			return chain.proceed(request)
+		}
+		val newRequest = request.newBuilder()
 		newRequest.addHeader(CONTENT_ENCODING, "gzip")
 		return try {
 			chain.proceed(newRequest.build())
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/settings/backup/PeriodicalBackupSettingsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/settings/backup/PeriodicalBackupSettingsViewModel.kt
index c233d257c..f557ed11d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/settings/backup/PeriodicalBackupSettingsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/settings/backup/PeriodicalBackupSettingsViewModel.kt
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
 import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ApplicationContext
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
+import org.koitharu.kotatsu.R
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.backup.BackupZipOutput.Companion.DIR_BACKUPS
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.backup.ExternalBackupStorage
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.backup.TelegramBackupUploader
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.prefs.AppSettings
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.ui.BaseViewModel
+import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.ui.util.ReversibleAction
+import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.util.ext.MutableEventFlow
+import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.util.ext.call
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.util.ext.resolveFile
 import java.io.File
 import java.util.Date
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ class PeriodicalBackupSettingsViewModel @Inject constructor(
 	val lastBackupDate = MutableStateFlow<Date?>(null)
 	val backupsDirectory = MutableStateFlow<String?>("")
 	val isTelegramCheckLoading = MutableStateFlow(false)
+	val onActionDone = MutableEventFlow<ReversibleAction>()
 
 	init {
 		updateSummaryData()
@@ -38,6 +43,7 @@ class PeriodicalBackupSettingsViewModel @Inject constructor(
 			try {
 				isTelegramCheckLoading.value = true
 				telegramUploader.sendTestMessage()
+				onActionDone.call(ReversibleAction(R.string.connection_ok, null))
 			} finally {
 				isTelegramCheckLoading.value = false
 			}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index add6cdec8..c2c59be63 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@
 	<string name="incognito">Incognito</string>
 	<string name="error_connection_reset">Connection reset by remote host</string>
 	<string name="backup_tg_check">Check if API works</string>
-	<string name="backup_tg_echo">Kotatsu backup in Telegram is working!!</string>
+	<string name="backup_tg_echo">Test message</string>
 	<string name="backup_tg_id_not_set">Chat ID is not set</string>
 	<string name="telegram_chat_id">Telegram chat ID</string>
 	<string name="open_telegram_bot">Open the Telegram bot</string>