diff --git a/weboob/core/ouiboube.py b/weboob/core/ouiboube.py
index 0a08818b..5180077d 100644
--- a/weboob/core/ouiboube.py
+++ b/weboob/core/ouiboube.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class Weboob(object):
         backend_instance = module.create_instance(self, module_name, params or {}, storage)
         return backend_instance
 
-    def load_backends(self, caps=None, names=None, modules=None, storage=None, errors=None):
+    def load_backends(self, caps=None, names=None, modules=None, exclude=None, storage=None, errors=None):
         """
         Load backends listed in config file.
 
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ class Weboob(object):
         :type names: tuple[:class:`str`]
         :param modules: load backends which module is in list
         :type modules: tuple[:class:`str`]
+        :param exclude: do not load modules in list
+        :type exclude: tuple[:class:`str`]
         :param storage: use this storage if specified
         :type storage: :class:`weboob.tools.storage.IStorage`
         :param errors: if specified, store every errors in this list
@@ -195,7 +197,8 @@ class Weboob(object):
         for instance_name, module_name, params in self.backends_config.iter_backends():
             if '_enabled' in params and not params['_enabled'].lower() in ('1', 'y', 'true', 'on', 'yes') or \
                names is not None and instance_name not in names or \
-               modules is not None and module_name not in modules:
+               modules is not None and module_name not in modules or \
+               exclude is not None and module_name in exclude:
                 continue
 
             minfo = self.repositories.get_module_info(module_name)
diff --git a/weboob/tools/application/base.py b/weboob/tools/application/base.py
index 12e60a13..a1b26658 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/application/base.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/application/base.py
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ class BaseApplication(object):
         if len(app_options.option_list) > 0:
             self._parser.add_option_group(app_options)
         self._parser.add_option('-b', '--backends', help='what backend(s) to enable (comma separated)')
+        self._parser.add_option('-e', '--exclude-backends', help='what backend(s) to exclude (comma separated)')
         logging_options = OptionGroup(self._parser, 'Logging Options')
         logging_options.add_option('-d', '--debug', action='store_true', help='display debug messages')
         logging_options.add_option('-q', '--quiet', action='store_true', help='display only error messages')
@@ -214,10 +215,12 @@ class BaseApplication(object):
         """
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    def load_backends(self, caps=None, names=None, *args, **kwargs):
+    def load_backends(self, caps=None, names=None, exclude=None, *args, **kwargs):
         if names is None and self.options.backends:
             names = self.options.backends.split(',')
-        loaded = self.weboob.load_backends(caps, names, *args, **kwargs)
+        if exclude is None and self.options.exclude_backends:
+            exclude = self.options.exclude_backends.split(',')
+        loaded = self.weboob.load_backends(caps, names, exclude=exclude, *args, **kwargs)
         if not loaded:
             logging.info(u'No backend loaded')
         return loaded