diff --git a/weboob/backend.py b/weboob/backend.py
index 614db568..8a8b248a 100644
--- a/weboob/backend.py
+++ b/weboob/backend.py
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ class Backend:
     VERSION = '<unspecified>'
     LICENSE = '<unspecified>'
 
-    def __init__(self, weboob):
+    def __init__(self, weboob, config):
         self.weboob = weboob
+        self.config = config
 
     def has_caps(self, *caps):
         for c in caps:
diff --git a/weboob/backends/aum/backend.py b/weboob/backends/aum/backend.py
index 2571de0f..f2d651ae 100644
--- a/weboob/backends/aum/backend.py
+++ b/weboob/backends/aum/backend.py
@@ -27,8 +27,5 @@ class AuMBackend(Backend, ICapMessages, ICapMessagesReply):
     VERSION = '1.0'
     LICENSE = 'GPLv3'
 
-    def __init__(self, weboob):
-        Backend.__init__(self, weboob)
-
     def iter_messages(self, thread=None):
         return dict().iteritems()
diff --git a/weboob/backends/canaltp/backend.py b/weboob/backends/canaltp/backend.py
index f46cd0ab..92c615ff 100644
--- a/weboob/backends/canaltp/backend.py
+++ b/weboob/backends/canaltp/backend.py
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ class CanalTPBackend(Backend, ICapTravel):
     VERSION = '1.0'
     LICENSE = 'GPLv3'
 
-    def __init__(self, weboob):
-        Backend.__init__(self, weboob)
-
     def iter_station_search(self, pattern):
         canaltp = CanalTP()
         for _id, name in canaltp.iter_station_search(pattern):
diff --git a/weboob/backends/dlfp/backend.py b/weboob/backends/dlfp/backend.py
index 3f6b0b18..866991f8 100644
--- a/weboob/backends/dlfp/backend.py
+++ b/weboob/backends/dlfp/backend.py
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ class DLFPBackend(Backend, ICapMessages, ICapMessagesReply, ICapUpdatable):
     VERSION = '1.0'
     LICENSE = 'GPLv3'
 
-    def __init__(self, weboob):
-        Backend.__init__(self, weboob)
-
     def iter_messages(self):
         articles_list = ArticlesList('newspaper')
         for article in articles_list.iter_articles():
diff --git a/weboob/backends/transilien/backend.py b/weboob/backends/transilien/backend.py
index 47ce9b9f..38aac4be 100644
--- a/weboob/backends/transilien/backend.py
+++ b/weboob/backends/transilien/backend.py
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ class TransilienBackend(Backend, ICapTravel):
     VERSION = '1.0'
     LICENSE = 'GPLv3'
 
-    def __init__(self, weboob):
-        Backend.__init__(self, weboob)
-
     def iter_station_search(self, pattern):
         pattern = pattern.lower()
         for _id, name in STATIONS.iteritems():
diff --git a/weboob/modules.py b/weboob/modules.py
index 3b62a830..2fbdddd1 100644
--- a/weboob/modules.py
+++ b/weboob/modules.py
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ class Module:
                 return True
         return False
 
-    def create_backend(self, weboob):
-        return self.klass(weboob)
+    def create_backend(self, weboob, config):
+        return self.klass(weboob, config)
 
 class ModulesLoader:
     def __init__(self):