diff --git a/config/modules/monitoring/backends.ini.in b/config/modules/monitoring/backends.ini.in
index c763f076a..910f17f81 100644
--- a/config/modules/monitoring/backends.ini.in
+++ b/config/modules/monitoring/backends.ini.in
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 [localdb]
-type = ido
-resource = "ido"
+@ido_enabled@
+type            = ido
+resource        = "ido"
 
 [locallive]
-type = livestatus
-socket = @livestatus_socket@
+@livestatus_enabled@
+type            = livestatus
+resource        = livestatus
 
 [localfile]
-type = statusdat
-status_file = @statusdat_file@
-objects_file = @objects_cache_file@
+@statusdat_enabled@
+type            = statusdat
+resource        = statusdat
 
 ;[localfailsafe]
 ;enabled=false
diff --git a/config/resources.ini.in b/config/resources.ini.in
index aca3a227a..e1daeb27a 100755
--- a/config/resources.ini.in
+++ b/config/resources.ini.in
@@ -30,3 +30,12 @@ port                = @ido_port@
 password            = @ido_user@
 username            = @ido_user@
 dbname              = @ido_database@
+
+[statusdat]
+type                = statusdat
+status_file         = /usr/local/icinga-mysql/var/status.dat
+object_file         = /usr/local/icinga-mysql/var/objects.cache
+
+[livestatus]
+type                = livestatus
+socket              = @livestatus_socket@
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5f4497146..7b92f7802 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -593,15 +593,18 @@ INSTALL_OPTS
 use_internal_auth
 use_ldap_auth
 icinga_commandpipe
+livestatus_enabled
 livestatus_socket
 objects_cache_file
 statusdat_file
+statusdat_enabled
 ido_password
 ido_user
 ido_database
 ido_port
 ido_host
 ido_db_type
+ido_enabled
 icinga_backend
 ldap_attribute_username
 ldap_attribute_basedn
@@ -1394,7 +1397,7 @@ Optional Packages:
                           location of the status.dat file when retrieving data
                           from status.dat (default:
                           /usr/local/icinga/var/status.dat)
-  --with-objects-file=FILE
+  --with-objects-cache-file=FILE
                           location of the objects.cache file when retrieving
                           data from status.dat (default:
                           /usr/local/icinga/var/objects.cache)
@@ -1405,6 +1408,10 @@ Optional Packages:
                           location of the command pipe used for sending
                           commands (default:
                           /usr/local/icinga/var/rw/icinga.cmd)
+  --with-objects-file=FILE
+                          location of the objects.cache file when retrieving
+                          data from status.dat (default:
+                          /usr/local/icinga/var/objects.cache)
 
 Some influential environment variables:
   PHP         php cli binary
@@ -2810,9 +2817,9 @@ fi
 #   Comment out the disabled backends per default
 #
 
-ido_enabled="disable=1"
-statusdat_enabled="disable=1"
-livestatus_enabled="disable=1"
+ido_enabled="disabled        = \"1\""
+statusdat_enabled="disabled        = \"1\""
+livestatus_enabled="disabled        = \"1\""
 
 case $icinga_backend in #(
   "ido") :
@@ -2905,13 +2912,16 @@ fi
 
 
 
+
 # status.dat backend
 
 
 
+
 # livestatus backend
 
 
+
 # command pipe
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 00936eda2..277703bc6 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([statusdat_file],
 )
 
 AC_ARG_WITH([objects_cache_file],
-    AS_HELP_STRING([--with-objects-file=FILE], [location of the objects.cache file when retrieving data from status.dat (default: /usr/local/icinga/var/objects.cache)]),
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--with-objects-cache-file=FILE], [location of the objects.cache file when retrieving data from status.dat (default: /usr/local/icinga/var/objects.cache)]),
     objects_cache_file=$withval,
     objects_cache_file="/usr/local/icinga/var/objects.cache"
 )
@@ -338,9 +338,9 @@ AS_IF([test "x$ido_db_type" = xpgsql], [
 #   Comment out the disabled backends per default
 #
 
-ido_enabled="disable=1" 
-statusdat_enabled="disable=1" 
-livestatus_enabled="disable=1" 
+ido_enabled="disabled        = \"1\""
+statusdat_enabled="disabled        = \"1\""
+livestatus_enabled="disabled        = \"1\""
 
 AS_CASE([$icinga_backend],
     ["ido"], [ido_enabled=""],
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ AC_SUBST(ldap_attribute_username)
 AC_SUBST(icinga_backend)
 
 # ido backend variables
+AC_SUBST(ido_enabled)
 AC_SUBST(ido_db_type)
 AC_SUBST(ido_host)
 AC_SUBST(ido_port)
@@ -405,11 +406,13 @@ AC_SUBST(ido_user)
 AC_SUBST(ido_password)
 
 # status.dat backend
+AC_SUBST(statusdat_enabled)
 AC_SUBST(statusdat_file)
 AC_SUBST(objects_cache_file)
 
 # livestatus backend
 AC_SUBST(livestatus_socket)
+AC_SUBST(livestatus_enabled)
 
 # command pipe
 AC_SUBST(icinga_commandpipe)
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Data/ResourceFactory.php b/library/Icinga/Data/ResourceFactory.php
index bfd5afcab..3d4343b1c 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Data/ResourceFactory.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Data/ResourceFactory.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ResourceFactory implements ConfigAwareFactory
                 $resource = new StatusdatReader($config);
                 break;
             default:
-                throw new ConfigurationError('Unsupported Backend "' + $config->type + '"');
+                throw new ConfigurationError('Unsupported resource type "' . $config->type . '"');
 
         }
         return $resource;
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Backend.php b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Backend.php
index 500666f54..75a5e949e 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Backend.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Backend.php
@@ -128,8 +128,17 @@ class Backend implements ConfigAwareFactory, DatasourceInterface
                 'Cannot get default backend as no backend has been configured'
             );
         }
-        reset($configs);
-        return key($configs);
+
+        // We won't have disabled backends
+        foreach ($configs as $name => $config) {
+            if (!$config->get('disabled') == '1') {
+                return $name;
+            }
+        }
+
+        throw new ConfigurationError(
+            'All backends are disabled'
+        );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -149,11 +158,19 @@ class Backend implements ConfigAwareFactory, DatasourceInterface
             $name = self::getDefaultBackendName();
         }
 
+        $config = null;
+
         if (isset(self::$backendConfigs[$name])) {
+            /** @var Zend_Config $config */
             $config = self::$backendConfigs[$name];
-        } else {
+            if ($config->get('disabled') == '1') {
+                $config = null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($config === null) {
             throw new ConfigurationError(
-                'No configuration for backend' . $name
+                'No configuration for backend:' . $name
             );
         }