diff --git a/weboob/tools/application/base.py b/weboob/tools/application/base.py
index 2ccde9cd..e0e16cda 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/application/base.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/application/base.py
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ class BaseApplication(object):
         """
         pass
 
+    def _configure_parser(self, parser):
+        pass
+
     @classmethod
     def run(klass):
         app = klass()