diff --git a/weboob/frontends/monboob/monboob.py b/weboob/frontends/monboob/monboob.py
index 161662bd..11a7fbd0 100644
--- a/weboob/frontends/monboob/monboob.py
+++ b/weboob/frontends/monboob/monboob.py
@@ -42,11 +42,17 @@ class Monboob(ConsoleApplication):
               'domain':    'weboob.example.org',
               'recipient': 'weboob@example.org',
               'smtp':      'localhost',
+              'backends':  '',
               'html':      0}
 
     def main(self, argv):
         self.load_config()
-        self.load_backends(ICapMessages, storage=self.create_storage())
+
+        names = None
+        if self.config.get('backends'):
+            names = self.config.get('backends').split()
+
+        self.load_backends(ICapMessages, names=names, storage=self.create_storage())
 
         return self.process_command(*argv[1:])