diff --git a/detect_secrets/plugins/telegram_token.py b/detect_secrets/plugins/telegram_token.py
index 1054c64b..32869aba 100644
--- a/detect_secrets/plugins/telegram_token.py
+++ b/detect_secrets/plugins/telegram_token.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class TelegramBotTokenDetector(RegexBasedDetector):
 
     denylist = [
         # refs https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#authorizing-your-bot
-        re.compile(r'\d{8,10}:[0-9A-Za-z_-]{35}'),
+        re.compile(r'^\d{8,10}:[0-9A-Za-z_-]{35}$'),
     ]
 
     def verify(self, secret: str) -> VerifiedResult:  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/tests/plugins/telegram_token_test.py b/tests/plugins/telegram_token_test.py
index 74af380f..a1df2d90 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/telegram_token_test.py
+++ b/tests/plugins/telegram_token_test.py
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ class TestTelegramTokenDetector:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         'payload, should_flag',
         [
-            ('bot110201543:AAHdqTcvCH1vGWJxfSe1ofSAs0K5PALDsaw', True),
+            ('bot110201543:AAHdqTcvCH1vGWJxfSe1ofSAs0K5PALDsaw', False),
             ('110201543:AAHdqTcvCH1vGWJxfSe1ofSAs0K5PALDsaw', True),
             ('7213808860:AAH1bjqpKKW3maRSPAxzIU-0v6xNuq2-NjM', True),
             ('foo:AAH1bjqpKKW3maRSPAxzIU-0v6xNuq2-NjM', False),
             ('foo', False),
+            ('arn:aws:sns:aaa:111122223333:aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssddddddddddddd', False),
         ],
     )
     def test_analyze(self, payload, should_flag):