diff --git a/modules/vigil/configuration.tf b/modules/vigil/configuration.tf
index 6c44497..b837c3d 100644
--- a/modules/vigil/configuration.tf
+++ b/modules/vigil/configuration.tf
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ locals {
     custom_html          = var.custom_html
     services             = local.services_toml
     startup_notification = var.notify_on_startup
+    telegram_enable      = var.notify_telegram.token == "" ? "# " : "" // Disable telegram if token is not set
     telegram_bot_token   = var.notify_telegram.token
     telegram_chat_id     = var.notify_telegram.channel
   })
diff --git a/modules/vigil/vigil.toml.tpl b/modules/vigil/vigil.toml.tpl
index 57a5bdc..f62c46a 100644
--- a/modules/vigil/vigil.toml.tpl
+++ b/modules/vigil/vigil.toml.tpl
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ reminder_interval = 600
 reminder_backoff_function = "linear"
 reminder_backoff_limit = 3
 
-[notify.telegram]
-bot_token = "${telegram_bot_token}"
-chat_id = "${telegram_chat_id}"
+${telegram_enable}[notify.telegram]
+${telegram_enable}bot_token = "${telegram_bot_token}"
+${telegram_enable}chat_id = "${telegram_chat_id}"
 
 [probe]
 
diff --git a/vigil.tf b/vigil.tf
index ab32ef0..0997a5f 100644
--- a/vigil.tf
+++ b/vigil.tf
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ module "vigil_nginx_config" {
 }
 variable "telegram_token" {
   type = string
+  default = ""
 }
 variable "telegram_channel" {
   type = string
+  default = ""
 }
 variable "telegram_topic" {
   type = string
+  default = ""
 }
 module "vigil" {
   source = "./modules/vigil"