diff --git a/test/ALL-tests.inc.sh b/test/ALL-tests.inc.sh
index d232243..cc540c0 100644
--- a/test/ALL-tests.inc.sh
+++ b/test/ALL-tests.inc.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.20-0-g2ab00a2
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.21-dev-26-gbe87ba3
 
 # common variables
 export TESTME DIRME TESTDIR LOGFILE REFDIR TESTNAME
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ export  INPUTFILE REFFILE INPUTFILE2 REFFILE2 OUTPUTFILE
  REFFILE2="${DIRME}/${REFDIR}/${REFDIR}2.result"
 
 # do not query telegram when testing
-export BASHBOT_URL TESTTOKEN
+export BASHBOT_URL TESTTOKEN BOTTOKEN
+BOTTOKEN=""
 BASHBOT_URL="https://my-json-server.typicode.com/topkecleon/telegram-bot-bash/getMe?"
 TESTTOKEN="123456789:BASHBOTTESTSCRIPTbashbottestscript_"
 
diff --git a/test/c-init-test.sh b/test/c-init-test.sh
index 6caf8e7..bd8290d 100755
--- a/test/c-init-test.sh
+++ b/test/c-init-test.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.21-dev-25-gd496639
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.21-dev-26-gbe87ba3
 
 # include common functions and definitions
 # shellcheck source=test/ALL-tests.inc.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ TESTFILES="${TOKENFILE} ${ACLFILE} ${COUNTFILE} ${BLOCKEDFILE} ${ADMINFILE}"
 set -e
 
 # run bashbot first time with init
-export BOTTOKEN=""
 "${TESTDIR}/bashbot.sh" init >"${LOGFILE}"  <<EOF
 $TESTTOKEN
 nobody