diff --git a/library/Businessprocess/BusinessProcess.php b/library/Businessprocess/BusinessProcess.php
index 6b6475a..e755d7d 100644
--- a/library/Businessprocess/BusinessProcess.php
+++ b/library/Businessprocess/BusinessProcess.php
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ class BusinessProcess
         return $this->title ?: $this->getName();
     }
 
+    public function loadBackendByName($name)
+    {
+        $this->backend = MonitoringBackend::createBackend($name);
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     public function setBackend(MonitoringBackend $backend)
     {
         $this->backend = $backend;
@@ -123,6 +129,9 @@ class BusinessProcess
 
     public function getBackend()
     {
+        if ($this->backend === null) {
+            $this->backend = MonitoringBackend::createBackend();
+        }
         return $this->backend;
     }
 
@@ -176,9 +185,9 @@ class BusinessProcess
         return $this;
     }
 
-    public function retrieveStatesFromBackend(MonitoringBackend $backend)
+    public function retrieveStatesFromBackend()
     {
-        $this->backend = $backend;
+        $backend = $this->getBackend();
         // TODO: Split apart, create a dedicated function.
         //       Separate "parse-logic" from "retrieve-state-logic"
         //       Allow DB-based backend
diff --git a/library/Businessprocess/Controller.php b/library/Businessprocess/Controller.php
index 0a47d5b..680ad40 100644
--- a/library/Businessprocess/Controller.php
+++ b/library/Businessprocess/Controller.php
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class Controller extends ModuleActionController
         }
 
         $this->config = $this->Config();
-        $this->prepareBackend();
     }
 
     protected function tabs()
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ class Controller extends ModuleActionController
             }
         }
 
-        $bp->retrieveStatesFromBackend($this->backend);
+        $bp->retrieveStatesFromBackend();
         return $bp;
     }
 
@@ -101,17 +100,4 @@ class Controller extends ModuleActionController
             ->module('BpAddon')
             ->getBpSlaValues($sla_hosts, $start, $end);
     }
-
-    protected function prepareBackend()
-    {
-        if ($this->backend === null) {
-            $name = $this->config->get('global', 'default_backend');
-            if (isset($this->bpconf->backend)) {
-                $name = $this->bpconf->backend;
-            }
-
-            $this->backend = Backend::createBackend($name);
-        }
-        return $this->backend;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/library/Businessprocess/Storage/LegacyStorage.php b/library/Businessprocess/Storage/LegacyStorage.php
index 3b00419..826518c 100644
--- a/library/Businessprocess/Storage/LegacyStorage.php
+++ b/library/Businessprocess/Storage/LegacyStorage.php
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ class LegacyStorage extends Storage
         // TODO: do not open twice, this is quick and dirty based on existing code
         $header = $this->readHeader($file, $name);
         $bp->setTitle($header['Title']);
+        if ($header['Backend']) {
+            $bp->loadBackendByName($header['Backend']);
+        }
 
         return $bp;
     }