diff --git a/GTG/backends/__init__.py b/GTG/backends/__init__.py
index d7b740e78f..683a09564f 100644
--- a/GTG/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/GTG/backends/__init__.py
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ def get_saved_backends_list(self):
         config = CoreConfig()
         backends = []
 
-        for backend in config.get_all_backends():
-            settings = config.get_backend_config(backend)
+        for backend_id in config.get_all_backends():
+            settings = config.get_backend_config(backend_id)
             module = self.get_backend(settings.get('module'))
 
             # Skip this backend if it doesn't have a module
@@ -167,7 +167,11 @@ def get_saved_backends_list(self):
                     # Parameter not found in config
                     pass
 
-            backend_data['backend'] = module.Backend(backend_data)
+            backend = backend_data['backend'] = module.Backend(backend_data)
+
+            # Rename configuration sections created by older versions of GTG
+            config.rename_backend_section(backend.get_name(), backend.get_id())
+
             backends.append(backend_data)
 
         # If no backend available, we create a new using localfile. Dic
diff --git a/GTG/core/config.py b/GTG/core/config.py
index 70215ca904..ad809eef2c 100644
--- a/GTG/core/config.py
+++ b/GTG/core/config.py
@@ -228,16 +228,25 @@ def get_task_config(self, task_id):
             DEFAULTS['task'],
             self.save_task_config)
 
+    def rename_backend_section(self, backend_name, backend_id):
+        """Rename section `backend_name` to `backend_id` if it exists."""
+        if backend_name in self._backends_conf:
+            assert backend_id not in self._backends_conf
+            self._backends_conf.add_section(backend_id)
+            for (k, v) in self._backends_conf[backend_name].items():
+                self._backends_conf.set(backend_id, k, v)
+            self._backends_conf.remove_section(backend_name)
+
     def get_all_backends(self):
         return self._backends_conf.sections()
 
-    def get_backend_config(self, backend):
-        if backend not in self._backends_conf:
-            self._backends_conf.add_section(backend)
+    def get_backend_config(self, backend_id):
+        if backend_id not in self._backends_conf:
+            self._backends_conf.add_section(backend_id)
 
         return SectionConfig(
-            f'Backend {backend}',
-            self._backends_conf[backend],
+            f'Backend {backend_id}',
+            self._backends_conf[backend_id],
             DEFAULTS['backend'],
             self.save_backends_config)
 
diff --git a/GTG/core/datastore.py b/GTG/core/datastore.py
index eb4a7d3643..eb76de65e2 100644
--- a/GTG/core/datastore.py
+++ b/GTG/core/datastore.py
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ def save(self, quit=False):
 
         # we save the parameters
         for b in self.get_all_backends(disabled=True):
-            config = self.conf.get_backend_config(b.get_name())
+            config = self.conf.get_backend_config(b.get_id())
 
 
             for key, value in b.get_parameters().items():