diff --git a/Mailnag/backends/__init__.py b/Mailnag/backends/__init__.py
index 83e9521..52f75ad 100644
--- a/Mailnag/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/Mailnag/backends/__init__.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import re
 
 from Mailnag.backends.imap import IMAPMailboxBackend
 from Mailnag.backends.pop3 import POP3MailboxBackend
+from Mailnag.backends.local import MBoxBackend
 from Mailnag.common.utils import splitstr
 
 
@@ -76,12 +77,15 @@ _backends = {
 				Param('imap', 'imap', _str_to_bool, _bool_to_str, False),
 				Param('idle', 'idle', _str_to_bool, _bool_to_str, False),
 			 ]),
+	'mbox' : Backend(MBoxBackend, [
+				Param('path', 'path', str, str, ''),
+			 ]),
 }
 
 
-def create_backend(mailbox_type, name, **kw):
-	"""Create mailbox backend of specified type, name and other parameters."""
-	return _backends[mailbox_type].backend_class(name, **kw)
+def create_backend(mailbox_type, **kw):
+	"""Create mailbox backend of specified type and parameters."""
+	return _backends[mailbox_type].backend_class(**kw)
 
 
 def get_mailbox_parameter_specs(mailbox_type):
diff --git a/Mailnag/backends/local.py b/Mailnag/backends/local.py
index 8734451..c1eded3 100644
--- a/Mailnag/backends/local.py
+++ b/Mailnag/backends/local.py
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ import mailbox
 import logging
 import os.path
 
-class MBoxBackend:
+from Mailnag.backends.base import MailboxBackend
+
+class MBoxBackend(MailboxBackend):
 	"""Implementation of mbox mail boxes."""
 	
-	def __init__(self, name = '', path=None):
+	def __init__(self, name = '', path=None, **kw):
 		"""Initialize mbox mailbox backens with a name and path."""
 		self.name = name
 		self.path = path
diff --git a/Mailnag/common/accounts.py b/Mailnag/common/accounts.py
index bbc7032..554c3bf 100644
--- a/Mailnag/common/accounts.py
+++ b/Mailnag/common/accounts.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ CREDENTIAL_KEY = 'Mailnag password for %s://%s@%s'
 #
 class Account:
 	def __init__(self, enabled = False, name = '', user = '', \
-		password = '', oauth2string = '', server = '', port = '', ssl = True, imap = True, idle = True, folders = [], mailbox_type = None, **kw):
+		password = '', oauth2string = '', server = '', port = '', ssl = True, imap = True, idle = False, folders = [], mailbox_type = None, **kw):
 		
 		self.enabled = enabled # bool
 		if mailbox_type:
diff --git a/tests/test_backend_local.py b/tests/test_backend_local.py
index e1a5d01..e1901ef 100644
--- a/tests/test_backend_local.py
+++ b/tests/test_backend_local.py
@@ -25,23 +25,23 @@
 import mailbox
 import pytest
 
-from Mailnag.backends.local import MBoxBackend
+from Mailnag.backends import create_backend
 
 
 def test_create_mbox_backend():
-	be = MBoxBackend()
+	be = create_backend('mbox')
 	assert be is not None
 
 
 def test_initially_mailbox_should_be_closed():
-	be = MBoxBackend()
+	be = create_backend('mbox')
 	assert not be.is_open()
 
 
 def test_when_opened_mailbox_should_be_open(tmpdir):
 	tmpdir.join('sample').write('')
 	path = str(tmpdir.join('sample'))
-	be = MBoxBackend(path=path)
+	be = create_backend('mbox', path=path)
 	be.open()
 	assert be.is_open()
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def test_when_opened_mailbox_should_be_open(tmpdir):
 def test_closed_mailbox_should_be_closed(tmpdir):
 	tmpdir.join('sample').write('')
 	path = str(tmpdir.join('sample'))
-	be = MBoxBackend(path=path)
+	be = create_backend('mbox', path=path)
 	be.open()
 	be.close()
 	assert not be.is_open()
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def test_mbox_lists_no_messages_from_empty_mailbox(tmpdir):
 	path = str(tmpdir.join('sample'))
 	sample_mbox = mailbox.mbox(path, create=True)
 
-	be = MBoxBackend(name='sample', path=path)
+	be = create_backend('mbox', name='sample', path=path)
 	be.open()
 	try:
 		msgs = list(be.list_messages())
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def test_mbox_lists_two_messages_from_mailbox(tmpdir):
 	add_mbox_message(sample_mbox, 'blaa-blaa-3', 'RO')
 	sample_mbox.close()
 
-	be = MBoxBackend(name='sample', path=path)
+	be = create_backend('mbox', name='sample', path=path)
 	be.open()
 	try:
 		msgs = list(be.list_messages())
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def test_mbox_lists_two_messages_from_mailbox(tmpdir):
 def test_mbox_should_not_have_folders(tmpdir):
 	tmpdir.join('sample').write('')
 	path = str(tmpdir.join('sample'))
-	be = MBoxBackend(path=path)
+	be = create_backend('mbox', path=path)
 	be.open()
 	assert be.request_folders() == []
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def test_mbox_should_not_have_folders(tmpdir):
 def test_mbox_does_not_support_notifications(tmpdir): # for now
 	tmpdir.join('sample').write('')
 	path = str(tmpdir.join('sample'))
-	be = MBoxBackend(path=path)
+	be = create_backend('mbox', path=path)
 	be.open()
 	with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
 		be.notify_next_change()
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def test_mbox_does_not_support_notifications(tmpdir): # for now
 def test_mbox_open_should_fail_if_mailbox_does_not_exist(tmpdir):
 	path = str(tmpdir.join('not-exist'))
 
-	be = MBoxBackend(path=path)
+	be = create_backend('mbox', path=path)
 	with pytest.raises(IOError):
 		be.open()