diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 7bea4d0113..675cde091c 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ def getMetaData():
     }
 
 def register(app):
-    return CuraEngineBackend.CuraEngineBackend()
+    return {"backend":CuraEngineBackend.CuraEngineBackend()}