diff --git a/homeassistant/components/notify/telegram.py b/homeassistant/components/notify/telegram.py
index 1bc2baa632e6d..fb453263dd854 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/notify/telegram.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/notify/telegram.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 import voluptuous as vol
 
-import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.components.notify import (
     ATTR_MESSAGE, ATTR_TITLE, ATTR_DATA, ATTR_TARGET,
     PLATFORM_SCHEMA, BaseNotificationService)
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@
 CONF_CHAT_ID = 'chat_id'
 
 PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend({
-    vol.Required(CONF_CHAT_ID): cv.positive_int,
+    vol.Required(CONF_CHAT_ID): vol.Coerce(int),
 })
 
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/__init__.py
index 235217d1942ad..2a3ed64ea3357 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/__init__.py
@@ -113,19 +113,19 @@
 SERVICE_EDIT_MESSAGE = 'edit_message'
 SERVICE_SCHEMA_EDIT_MESSAGE = SERVICE_SCHEMA_SEND_MESSAGE.extend({
     vol.Required(ATTR_MESSAGEID): vol.Any(cv.positive_int, cv.string),
-    vol.Required(ATTR_CHAT_ID): cv.positive_int,
+    vol.Required(ATTR_CHAT_ID): vol.Coerce(int),
 })
 SERVICE_EDIT_CAPTION = 'edit_caption'
 SERVICE_SCHEMA_EDIT_CAPTION = vol.Schema({
     vol.Required(ATTR_MESSAGEID): vol.Any(cv.positive_int, cv.string),
-    vol.Required(ATTR_CHAT_ID): cv.positive_int,
+    vol.Required(ATTR_CHAT_ID): vol.Coerce(int),
     vol.Required(ATTR_CAPTION): cv.string,
     vol.Optional(ATTR_KEYBOARD_INLINE): cv.ensure_list,
 }, extra=vol.ALLOW_EXTRA)
 SERVICE_EDIT_REPLYMARKUP = 'edit_replymarkup'
 SERVICE_SCHEMA_EDIT_REPLYMARKUP = vol.Schema({
     vol.Required(ATTR_MESSAGEID): vol.Any(cv.positive_int, cv.string),
-    vol.Required(ATTR_CHAT_ID): cv.positive_int,
+    vol.Required(ATTR_CHAT_ID): vol.Coerce(int),
     vol.Required(ATTR_KEYBOARD_INLINE): cv.ensure_list,
 }, extra=vol.ALLOW_EXTRA)
 SERVICE_ANSWER_CALLBACK_QUERY = 'answer_callback_query'