diff --git a/weboob/tools/backend.py b/weboob/tools/backend.py
index 22fe8c05cc6904e56687ac8ea6204011730c0626..3738a8c620a910d6e1d0fb57d4d0b75ee8d850db 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/backend.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/backend.py
@@ -282,6 +282,11 @@ def __init__(self, weboob, name, config=None, storage=None, logger=None, nofail=
         self.storage = BackendStorage(self.name, storage)
         self.storage.load(self.STORAGE)
 
+    def dump_state(self):
+        if hasattr(self.browser, 'dump_state'):
+            self.storage.set('browser_state', self.browser.dump_state())
+            self.storage.save()
+
     def deinit(self):
         """
         This abstract method is called when the backend is unloaded.
@@ -289,9 +294,8 @@ def deinit(self):
         if self._browser is None:
             return
 
-        if hasattr(self.browser, 'dump_state'):
-            self.storage.set('browser_state', self.browser.dump_state())
-            self.storage.save()
+        self.dump_state()
+
         if hasattr(self.browser, 'deinit'):
             self.browser.deinit()