diff --git a/changes/unreleased/5124.ZMLaT6JfSLD4orqRAqrZXj.toml b/changes/unreleased/5124.ZMLaT6JfSLD4orqRAqrZXj.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..399927a4119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/unreleased/5124.ZMLaT6JfSLD4orqRAqrZXj.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+other = "Fixing failing sphinx builds"
+[[pull_requests]]
+uid = "5124"
+author_uids = ["Poolitzer"]
+closes_threads = []
diff --git a/docs/auxil/sphinx_hooks.py b/docs/auxil/sphinx_hooks.py
index a404fbf95f6..7183a0dbaf7 100644
--- a/docs/auxil/sphinx_hooks.py
+++ b/docs/auxil/sphinx_hooks.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def autodoc_process_docstring(
     """
 
     # 1) Insert the Keyword Args and "Shortcuts" admonitions for the Bot methods
-    method_name = name.rsplit(".", maxsplit=1)
+    method_name = name.rsplit(".", maxsplit=1)[0]
     if (
         name.startswith("telegram.Bot.")
         and what == "method"