diff --git a/backend/tests/tests_telegram/conftest.py b/backend/tests/tests_telegram/conftest.py
index d68dbd9..1e58b5c 100644
--- a/backend/tests/tests_telegram/conftest.py
+++ b/backend/tests/tests_telegram/conftest.py
@@ -3,19 +3,18 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: 0BSD
 
-from pytest import fixture
+import pytest
 
 from kibicara.model import Hood
 from kibicara.platforms.telegram.model import Telegram
 
 
-@fixture(scope="function")
-def telegram(event_loop, hood_id, bot):
-    hood = event_loop.run_until_complete(Hood.objects.get(id=hood_id))
-    return event_loop.run_until_complete(
-        Telegram.objects.create(
-            hood=hood,
-            api_token=bot["api_token"],
-            welcome_message=bot["welcome_message"],
-        )
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def telegram(hood_id, bot):
+    hood = await Hood.objects.get(id=hood_id)
+    return await Telegram.objects.create(
+        hood=hood,
+        api_token=bot["api_token"],
+        welcome_message=bot["welcome_message"],
     )
diff --git a/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_create_bot.py b/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_create_bot.py
index 7391789..2f14d89 100644
--- a/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_create_bot.py
+++ b/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_create_bot.py
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: 0BSD
 
 from fastapi import status
-from pytest import fixture, mark
+import pytest
 
 from kibicara.platforms import telegram
 from kibicara.platforms.telegram.model import Telegram
 
 
-@fixture(scope="function")
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def disable_spawner(monkeypatch):
     class DoNothing:
         def start(self, bot):
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ def disable_spawner(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(telegram.webapi, "spawner", DoNothing())
 
 
-@mark.parametrize("body", [{"api_token": "string", "welcome_message": "string"}])
-def test_telegram_create_bot(
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("body", [{"api_token": "string", "welcome_message": "string"}])
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_telegram_create_bot(
     event_loop,
-    client,
+    asyncclient,
     disable_spawner,
     hood_id,
     auth_header,
@@ -34,14 +35,14 @@ def test_telegram_create_bot(
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(telegram.webapi, "check_token", check_token_mock)
 
-    response = client.post(
+    response = await asyncclient.post(
         "/api/hoods/{0}/telegram/".format(hood_id),
         json=body,
         headers=auth_header,
     )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
     bot_id = response.json()["id"]
-    telegram_obj = event_loop.run_until_complete(Telegram.objects.get(id=bot_id))
+    telegram_obj = await Telegram.objects.get(id=bot_id)
     assert response.json()["api_token"] == body["api_token"] == telegram_obj.api_token
     assert (
         response.json()["welcome_message"]
@@ -52,17 +53,18 @@ def test_telegram_create_bot(
     assert telegram_obj.enabled
 
 
-@mark.parametrize("body", [{"api_token": "string", "welcome_message": "string"}])
-def test_telegram_invalid_api_token(
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("body", [{"api_token": "string", "welcome_message": "string"}])
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_telegram_invalid_api_token(
     event_loop,
-    client,
+    asyncclient,
     disable_spawner,
     hood_id,
     auth_header,
     monkeypatch,
     body,
 ):
-    response = client.post(
+    response = await asyncclient.post(
         "/api/hoods/{0}/telegram/".format(hood_id),
         json=body,
         headers=auth_header,
@@ -70,13 +72,15 @@ def test_telegram_invalid_api_token(
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY
 
 
-def test_telegram_create_telegram_invalid_id(client, auth_header):
-    response = client.post("/api/hoods/1337/telegram/", headers=auth_header)
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_telegram_create_telegram_invalid_id(asyncclient, auth_header):
+    response = await asyncclient.post("/api/hoods/1337/telegram/", headers=auth_header)
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND
-    response = client.post("/api/hoods/wrong/telegram/", headers=auth_header)
+    response = await asyncclient.post("/api/hoods/wrong/telegram/", headers=auth_header)
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY
 
 
-def test_telegram_create_unauthorized(client, hood_id):
-    response = client.post("/api/hoods/{hood_id}/telegram/")
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_telegram_create_unauthorized(asyncclient, hood_id):
+    response = await asyncclient.post("/api/hoods/{hood_id}/telegram/")
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
diff --git a/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_delete_bot.py b/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_delete_bot.py
index 2b407b3..26f899b 100644
--- a/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_delete_bot.py
+++ b/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_delete_bot.py
@@ -5,48 +5,55 @@
 
 from fastapi import status
 from ormantic.exceptions import NoMatch
-from pytest import mark, raises
+import pytest
 
 from kibicara.platforms.telegram.model import Telegram, TelegramUser
 
 
-@mark.parametrize("bot", [{"api_token": "apitoken123", "welcome_message": "msg"}])
-def test_telegram_delete_bot(client, event_loop, bot, telegram, auth_header):
-    event_loop.run_until_complete(
-        TelegramUser.objects.create(user_id=1234, bot=telegram.id)
-    )
-    event_loop.run_until_complete(
-        TelegramUser.objects.create(user_id=5678, bot=telegram.id)
-    )
-    response = client.delete(
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "bot", [{"api_token": "apitoken123", "welcome_message": "msg"}]
+)
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_telegram_delete_bot(asyncclient, event_loop, bot, telegram, auth_header):
+    await TelegramUser.objects.create(user_id=1234, bot=telegram.id)
+    await TelegramUser.objects.create(user_id=5678, bot=telegram.id)
+    response = await asyncclient.delete(
         "/api/hoods/{0}/telegram/{1}".format(telegram.hood.id, telegram.id),
         headers=auth_header,
     )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT
-    with raises(NoMatch):
-        event_loop.run_until_complete(Telegram.objects.get(id=telegram.id))
-    with raises(NoMatch):
-        event_loop.run_until_complete(TelegramUser.objects.get(id=telegram.id))
+    with pytest.raises(NoMatch):
+        await Telegram.objects.get(id=telegram.id)
+    with pytest.raises(NoMatch):
+        await TelegramUser.objects.get(id=telegram.id)
 
 
-def test_telegram_delete_bot_invalid_id(client, auth_header, hood_id):
-    response = client.delete("/api/hoods/1337/telegram/123", headers=auth_header)
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_telegram_delete_bot_invalid_id(asyncclient, auth_header, hood_id):
+    response = await asyncclient.delete(
+        "/api/hoods/1337/telegram/123", headers=auth_header
+    )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND
-    response = client.delete("/api/hoods/wrong/telegram/123", headers=auth_header)
+    response = await asyncclient.delete(
+        "/api/hoods/wrong/telegram/123", headers=auth_header
+    )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY
-    response = client.delete(
+    response = await asyncclient.delete(
         "/api/hoods/{0}/telegram/7331".format(hood_id), headers=auth_header
     )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND
-    response = client.delete(
+    response = await asyncclient.delete(
         "/api/hoods/{0}/telegram/wrong".format(hood_id), headers=auth_header
     )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY
 
 
-@mark.parametrize("bot", [{"api_token": "apitoken123", "welcome_message": "msg"}])
-def test_telegram_delete_bot_unauthorized(client, bot, telegram):
-    response = client.delete(
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "bot", [{"api_token": "apitoken123", "welcome_message": "msg"}]
+)
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_telegram_delete_bot_unauthorized(asyncclient, bot, telegram):
+    response = await asyncclient.delete(
         "/api/hoods/{0}/telegram/{1}".format(telegram.hood.id, telegram.id)
     )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
diff --git a/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_get_bot.py b/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_get_bot.py
index 154f796..cc87eb7 100644
--- a/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_get_bot.py
+++ b/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_get_bot.py
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: 0BSD
 
 from fastapi import status
-from pytest import mark
+import pytest
 
 
-@mark.parametrize("bot", [{"api_token": "apitoken123", "welcome_message": "msg"}])
-def test_telegram_get_bot(client, auth_header, event_loop, bot, telegram):
-    response = client.get(
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "bot", [{"api_token": "apitoken123", "welcome_message": "msg"}]
+)
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_telegram_get_bot(asyncclient, auth_header, event_loop, bot, telegram):
+    response = await asyncclient.get(
         "/api/hoods/{0}/telegram/{1}".format(telegram.hood.id, telegram.id),
         headers=auth_header,
     )
@@ -19,24 +22,32 @@ def test_telegram_get_bot(client, auth_header, event_loop, bot, telegram):
     assert response.json()["welcome_message"] == telegram.welcome_message
 
 
-def test_telegram_get_bot_invalid_id(client, auth_header, hood_id):
-    response = client.get("/api/hoods/1337/telegram/123", headers=auth_header)
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_telegram_get_bot_invalid_id(asyncclient, auth_header, hood_id):
+    response = await asyncclient.get(
+        "/api/hoods/1337/telegram/123", headers=auth_header
+    )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND
-    response = client.get("/api/hoods/wrong/telegram/123", headers=auth_header)
+    response = await asyncclient.get(
+        "/api/hoods/wrong/telegram/123", headers=auth_header
+    )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY
-    response = client.get(
+    response = await asyncclient.get(
         "/api/hoods/{0}/telegram/7331".format(hood_id), headers=auth_header
     )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND
-    response = client.get(
+    response = await asyncclient.get(
         "/api/hoods/{0}/telegram/wrong".format(hood_id), headers=auth_header
     )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY
 
 
-@mark.parametrize("bot", [{"api_token": "apitoken456", "welcome_message": "msg"}])
-def test_telegram_get_bot_unauthorized(client, bot, telegram):
-    response = client.get(
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "bot", [{"api_token": "apitoken456", "welcome_message": "msg"}]
+)
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_telegram_get_bot_unauthorized(asyncclient, bot, telegram):
+    response = await asyncclient.get(
         "/api/hoods/{0}/telegram/{1}".format(telegram.hood.id, telegram.id)
     )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
diff --git a/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_get_bots.py b/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_get_bots.py
index 7879602..d816511 100644
--- a/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_get_bots.py
+++ b/backend/tests/tests_telegram/test_api_telegram_get_bots.py
@@ -4,29 +4,27 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: 0BSD
 
 from fastapi import status
+import pytest
 
 from kibicara.model import Hood
 from kibicara.platforms.telegram.model import Telegram
 
 
-def test_telegram_get_bots(client, auth_header, event_loop, hood_id):
-    hood = event_loop.run_until_complete(Hood.objects.get(id=hood_id))
-    telegram0 = event_loop.run_until_complete(
-        Telegram.objects.create(
-            hood=hood,
-            api_token="api_token123",
-            welcome_message="welcome_message123",
-        )
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_telegram_get_bots(asyncclient, auth_header, event_loop, hood_id):
+    hood = await Hood.objects.get(id=hood_id)
+    telegram0 = await Telegram.objects.create(
+        hood=hood,
+        api_token="api_token123",
+        welcome_message="welcome_message123",
     )
-    telegram1 = event_loop.run_until_complete(
-        Telegram.objects.create(
-            hood=hood,
-            api_token="api_token456",
-            welcome_message="welcome_message123",
-        )
+    telegram1 = await Telegram.objects.create(
+        hood=hood,
+        api_token="api_token456",
+        welcome_message="welcome_message123",
     )
-    response = client.get(
-        "/api/hoods/{0}/telegram".format(telegram0.hood.id), headers=auth_header
+    response = await asyncclient.get(
+        "/api/hoods/{0}/telegram/".format(telegram0.hood.id), headers=auth_header
     )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
     assert response.json()[0]["id"] == telegram0.id
@@ -35,13 +33,15 @@ def test_telegram_get_bots(client, auth_header, event_loop, hood_id):
     assert response.json()[1]["api_token"] == telegram1.api_token
 
 
-def test_telegram_get_bots_invalid_id(client, auth_header, hood_id):
-    response = client.get("/api/hoods/1337/telegram", headers=auth_header)
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_telegram_get_bots_invalid_id(asyncclient, auth_header, hood_id):
+    response = await asyncclient.get("/api/hoods/1337/telegram/", headers=auth_header)
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND
-    response = client.get("/api/hoods/wrong/telegram", headers=auth_header)
+    response = await asyncclient.get("/api/hoods/wrong/telegram/", headers=auth_header)
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY
 
 
-def test_telegram_get_bots_unauthorized(client, hood_id):
-    response = client.get("/api/hoods/{0}/telegram".format(hood_id))
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_telegram_get_bots_unauthorized(asyncclient, hood_id):
+    response = await asyncclient.get("/api/hoods/{0}/telegram/".format(hood_id))
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED