diff --git a/bin/linspector b/bin/linspector
index 5eee4c3..0a8f6d6 100755
--- a/bin/linspector
+++ b/bin/linspector
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ import logging
 import logging.handlers
 import os
 import os.path as path
+import threading
 
 from linspector.core.interface import LinspectorInterface
 from linspector.config.parser import FullConfigParser
 from linspector.core.job import Job
 from linspector.core.scheduler import Scheduler
-from linspector.backends.https import HttpsBackend
+from linspector.backends.jsonrpc import JsonrpcBackend
 from linspector.frontends.lish import LishFrontend
 
 
@@ -123,6 +124,9 @@ def main():
                             job.set_logger(log)
                             jobs.append(job)
 
+    #x = JsonrpcBackend()
+    #x.daemon = True
+    #x.start()
     #TODO: Load Backend Threads here before initializing the frontend.
     '''
     for backend in backends.enabled
diff --git a/linspector/backends/backend.py b/linspector/backends/backend.py
index 89e6f68..14b2194 100644
--- a/linspector/backends/backend.py
+++ b/linspector/backends/backend.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
-Backends can be a http service or xml-rpc service; let's say background threads providing an interface somewhere. They
-should run as background threads.
+Backends can be a http service or xml-rpc service; let's say
+background threads providing an interface somewhere. They should
+run as background threads.
 
 Backends are absolutely no requirement for running Linspector.
 
@@ -22,7 +23,9 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
 
+import threading
 
-class Backend():
+
+class Backend(threading.Thread):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        return
\ No newline at end of file
+        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/linspector/backends/jsonrpc.py b/linspector/backends/jsonrpc.py
index 54ac2be..4d63828 100644
--- a/linspector/backends/jsonrpc.py
+++ b/linspector/backends/jsonrpc.py
@@ -19,9 +19,17 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
 
+import time
+
 from linspector.backends.backend import Backend
 
 
 class JsonrpcBackend(Backend):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        return
\ No newline at end of file
+        super(Backend, self).__init__(**kwargs)
+        return
+
+    def run(self):
+        while True:
+            print "foo"
+            time.sleep(5)