diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/clicommands/ListCommand.php b/modules/monitoring/application/clicommands/ListCommand.php
index 5cf804a77..9020c6ec2 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/clicommands/ListCommand.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/clicommands/ListCommand.php
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ class ListCommand extends Command
 
     public function init()
     {
-        $this->app->setupZendAutoloader();
-        $this->backend = Backend::createBackend($this->params->shift('backend'));
+        $this->backend = Backend::instance($this->params->shift('backend'));
         $this->dumpSql = $this->params->shift('showsql');
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ConfigController.php b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ConfigController.php
index 92444b654..7c4e4315e 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ConfigController.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ConfigController.php
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class ConfigController extends Controller
         $form->setTitle(sprintf($this->translate('Edit Command Transport %s'), $transportName));
         $form->setIniConfig($this->Config('commandtransports'));
         $form->setInstanceNames(
-            Backend::createBackend()->select()->from('instance', array('instance_name'))->fetchColumn()
+            Backend::instance()->select()->from('instance', array('instance_name'))->fetchColumn()
         );
         $form->setOnSuccess(function (TransportConfigForm $form) use ($transportName) {
             try {
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class ConfigController extends Controller
         $form->setTitle($this->translate('Create New Command Transport'));
         $form->setIniConfig($this->Config('commandtransports'));
         $form->setInstanceNames(
-            Backend::createBackend()->select()->from('instance', array('instance_name'))->fetchColumn()
+            Backend::instance()->select()->from('instance', array('instance_name'))->fetchColumn()
         );
         $form->setOnSuccess(function (TransportConfigForm $form) {
             try {
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Controller.php b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Controller.php
index dc3c75973..5af6ebb63 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Controller.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Controller.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Controller extends IcingaWebController
 
     protected function moduleInit()
     {
-        $this->backend = Backend::createBackend($this->_getParam('backend'));
+        $this->backend = Backend::instance($this->_getParam('backend'));
         $this->view->url = Url::fromRequest();
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/test/php/regression/Bug7043Test.php b/modules/monitoring/test/php/regression/Bug7043Test.php
index ba9291be6..949925f7c 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/test/php/regression/Bug7043Test.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/test/php/regression/Bug7043Test.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Bug7043Test extends BaseTestCase
             )
         )));
 
-        $defaultBackend = Backend::createBackend();
+        $defaultBackend = Backend::instance();
 
         $this->assertEquals('backendName', $defaultBackend->getName(), 'Default backend has name set');
     }