diff --git a/scripts/monboob b/scripts/monboob
index 84bd30bd4348a3f8719b520225485774b7d99b5c..5cf92671ab23bd72e982b1bf53f2f38a65e34e57 100755
--- a/scripts/monboob
+++ b/scripts/monboob
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Monboob(ConsoleApplication):
 
     def main(self, argv):
         self.load_config()
-        self.weboob.load_backends(ICapMessages, storage=self.create_storage())
+        self.load_backends(ICapMessages, storage=self.create_storage())
 
         return self.process_command(*argv[1:])
 
diff --git a/weboob/frontends/boobank/boobank.py b/weboob/frontends/boobank/boobank.py
index 307822b85223add58c7e2cc57502d9d60b984ce0..b07da4531ec005e80a148bcec2a75c531992a88a 100644
--- a/weboob/frontends/boobank/boobank.py
+++ b/weboob/frontends/boobank/boobank.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Boobank(ConsoleApplication):
     APPNAME = 'boobank'
 
     def main(self, argv):
-        self.weboob.load_backends(ICapBank, names=self.enabled_backends)
+        self.load_backends(ICapBank, names=self.enabled_backends)
         return self.process_command(*argv[1:])
 
     @ConsoleApplication.command('List every available accounts')
diff --git a/weboob/frontends/dummy/application.py b/weboob/frontends/dummy/application.py
index 687ece30213f40de0c8c9950173bf22bbc72245b..c641f972924887295b2aa4057dca9eba8fefdbf7 100644
--- a/weboob/frontends/dummy/application.py
+++ b/weboob/frontends/dummy/application.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Dummy(BaseApplication):
     APPNAME = 'dummy'
 
     def main(self, argv):
-        self.weboob.load_backends()
+        self.load_backends()
 
         for backend in self.weboob.iter_backends():
             print 'Backend [%s]' % backend.name
diff --git a/weboob/frontends/havesex/application.py b/weboob/frontends/havesex/application.py
index d5f1d2b920e1f8f595b3eec624b2ffb620bd2979..890722b4d99c0fc832f559f6ad3433cc4dbe0db7 100644
--- a/weboob/frontends/havesex/application.py
+++ b/weboob/frontends/havesex/application.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class HaveSex(PromptApplication):
 
     def main(self, argv):
         self.load_config()
-        self.weboob.load_backends(ICapDating, storage=self.create_storage(self.STORAGE_FILENAME))
+        self.load_backends(ICapDating, storage=self.create_storage(self.STORAGE_FILENAME))
 
         return self.loop()
 
diff --git a/weboob/frontends/qvideoob/application.py b/weboob/frontends/qvideoob/application.py
index db32bb8c850706ec523fa1d806a85f2e6ef75c96..91c70a554d07c1ca1721c349579ed18de392cc3f 100644
--- a/weboob/frontends/qvideoob/application.py
+++ b/weboob/frontends/qvideoob/application.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class QVideoob(QtApplication):
                           }
              }
     def main(self, argv):
-        self.weboob.load_modules(ICapVideoProvider, names=self.enabled_backends)
+        self.load_modules(ICapVideoProvider)
         self.load_config()
 
         self.main_window = MainWindow(self.config, self.weboob)
diff --git a/weboob/frontends/travel/application.py b/weboob/frontends/travel/application.py
index 533af09363a1bc47c3f8eaa34bcc7da314909fb0..7a1182a5c37b91317cf30862c1e4a69fcb0cadeb 100644
--- a/weboob/frontends/travel/application.py
+++ b/weboob/frontends/travel/application.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Travel(ConsoleApplication):
     APPNAME = 'travel'
 
     def main(self, argv):
-        self.weboob.load_modules(ICapTravel)
+        self.load_modules(ICapTravel)
 
         return self.process_command(*argv[1:])
 
diff --git a/weboob/frontends/travel_ui/application.py b/weboob/frontends/travel_ui/application.py
index 493f2f98d60819ed9984089b3274b4f517cabf9b..2438d1b6bd943fcfc092033d2ccecada951d981e 100644
--- a/weboob/frontends/travel_ui/application.py
+++ b/weboob/frontends/travel_ui/application.py
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ def refresh(self):
                 backend.iter_station_search(self.combo_dest.get_current_text()):
                     for departure in \
                     backend.iter_station_departures(station.id, arrival.id):
-                        self.treestore.append(None, 
-                                             [departure.type, 
-                                             departure.time, 
-                                             departure.arrival_station, 
+                        self.treestore.append(None,
+                                             [departure.type,
+                                             departure.time,
+                                             departure.arrival_station,
                                              departure.information])
 
 
@@ -159,6 +159,6 @@ class Travel(BaseApplication):
 
     def main(self, argv):
         "main fonction"
-        self.weboob.load_modules(ICapTravel)
+        self.load_modules(ICapTravel)
         TransilienUI(self.weboob)
         gtk.main()
diff --git a/weboob/frontends/videoob/application.py b/weboob/frontends/videoob/application.py
index 8390d1e1b7d48f5ecdcb92914d16f78b4f2b6533..c14495260359c82f78d1522961a9e3eac23c075f 100644
--- a/weboob/frontends/videoob/application.py
+++ b/weboob/frontends/videoob/application.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Videoob(ConsoleApplication):
     CONFIG = {}
 
     def main(self, argv):
-        self.weboob.load_modules(ICapVideoProvider, names=self.enabled_backends)
+        self.load_modules(ICapVideoProvider)
         return self.process_command(*argv[1:])
 
     @ConsoleApplication.command('Get video information')
diff --git a/weboob/frontends/wetboobs/application.py b/weboob/frontends/wetboobs/application.py
index b84ff21c17760bc55c0a0030d8a7e8221cbc5374..a65fc8ccdff1483aec1cd57e497489a805802288 100644
--- a/weboob/frontends/wetboobs/application.py
+++ b/weboob/frontends/wetboobs/application.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class WetBoobs(ConsoleApplication):
     APPNAME = 'wetboobs'
 
     def main(self, argv):
-        self.weboob.load_modules(ICapWeather)
+        self.load_modules(ICapWeather)
 
         return self.process_command(*argv[1:])
 
diff --git a/weboob/tools/application/base.py b/weboob/tools/application/base.py
index e0e16cda570cd8e79b0bafcf6f5ab3ec4c776970..870325fd6b3c71c5081f26b564f741ba22d82710 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/application/base.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/application/base.py
@@ -106,14 +106,24 @@ def configure_parser(self, parser):
     def _configure_parser(self, parser):
         pass
 
+    def load_backends(self, caps=None, names=None, *args, **kwargs):
+        if names is None:
+            names = self._enabled_backends
+        self.weboob.load_backends(caps, names, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def load_modules(self, caps=None, names=None, *args, **kwargs):
+        if names is None:
+            names = self._enabled_backends
+        self.weboob.load_backends(caps, names, *args, **kwargs)
+
     @classmethod
     def run(klass):
         app = klass()
-        parser = OptionParser('Usage: %prog [options (-h for help)] URL...') 
+        parser = OptionParser('Usage: %prog [options (-h for help)] URL...')
         parser.add_option('-b', '--backends', help='what backend(s) to enable (comma separated)')
-        parser.add_option('-d', '--debug', action='store_true', help='display debug messages') 
-        parser.add_option('-q', '--quiet', action='store_true', help='display only error messages') 
-        parser.add_option('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true', help='display info messages') 
+        parser.add_option('-d', '--debug', action='store_true', help='display debug messages')
+        parser.add_option('-q', '--quiet', action='store_true', help='display only error messages')
+        parser.add_option('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true', help='display info messages')
         app._configure_parser(parser)
         app.configure_parser(parser)
         app.options, args = parser.parse_args(sys.argv)
@@ -127,7 +137,7 @@ def run(klass):
             level = logging.WARNING
         log_format = '%(asctime)s:%(levelname)s:%(filename)s:%(lineno)d:%(funcName)s %(message)s'
         logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stdout, level=level, format=log_format)
-        app.enabled_backends = app.options.backends.split(',') if app.options.backends else None
+        app._enabled_backends = app.options.backends.split(',') if app.options.backends else None
         try:
             sys.exit(app.main(args))
         except KeyboardInterrupt: