diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/QBackendMetaData.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/QBackendMetaData.java
index eb63b7f4..628fa870 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/QBackendMetaData.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/QBackendMetaData.java
@@ -155,18 +155,6 @@ public class QBackendMetaData implements TopLevelMetaDataInterface
 
 
 
-   /*******************************************************************************
-    ** Fluent setter, returning generically, to help sub-class fluent flows
-    *******************************************************************************/
-   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-   public <T extends QBackendMetaData> T withBackendType(String backendType)
-   {
-      this.backendType = backendType;
-      return (T) this;
-   }
-
-
-
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/backend/implementations/enumeration/EnumerationCountActionTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/backend/implementations/enumeration/EnumerationCountActionTest.java
index 0d0336b9..b1ff66ab 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/backend/implementations/enumeration/EnumerationCountActionTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/backend/implementations/enumeration/EnumerationCountActionTest.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class EnumerationCountActionTest extends BaseTest
       QInstance instance = QContext.getQInstance();
       instance.addBackend(new QBackendMetaData()
          .withName("enum")
-         .withBackendType("enum")
+         .withBackendType(EnumerationBackendModule.class)
       );
 
       instance.addTable(new QTableMetaData()
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/backend/implementations/enumeration/EnumerationQueryActionTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/backend/implementations/enumeration/EnumerationQueryActionTest.java
index 909c9f7c..cf44a7b6 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/backend/implementations/enumeration/EnumerationQueryActionTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/backend/implementations/enumeration/EnumerationQueryActionTest.java
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class EnumerationQueryActionTest extends BaseTest
       QInstance instance = QContext.getQInstance();
       instance.addBackend(new QBackendMetaData()
          .withName("enum")
-         .withBackendType("enum")
+         .withBackendType(EnumerationBackendModule.class)
       );
 
       instance.addTable(new QTableMetaData()
diff --git a/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/local/FilesystemBackendModule.java b/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/local/FilesystemBackendModule.java
index 820915ff..2f18d291 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/local/FilesystemBackendModule.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/local/FilesystemBackendModule.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.interfaces.UpdateInterface;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.QLogger;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QBackendMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableBackendDetails;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.backend.QBackendModuleDispatcher;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.backend.QBackendModuleInterface;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.filesystem.base.FilesystemBackendModuleInterface;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.filesystem.base.actions.AbstractBaseFilesystemAction;
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@ public class FilesystemBackendModule implements QBackendModuleInterface, Filesys
 
    public static final String BACKEND_TYPE = "filesystem";
 
+   static
+   {
+      QBackendModuleDispatcher.registerBackendModule(new FilesystemBackendModule());
+   }
 
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** For filesystem backends, get the module-specific action base-class, that helps
diff --git a/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/s3/model/metadata/S3BackendMetaData.java b/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/s3/model/metadata/S3BackendMetaData.java
index 652913f7..2475b6b5 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/s3/model/metadata/S3BackendMetaData.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/s3/model/metadata/S3BackendMetaData.java
@@ -50,19 +50,6 @@ public class S3BackendMetaData extends AbstractFilesystemBackendMetaData
 
 
 
-   /*******************************************************************************
-    ** Fluent setter for backendType
-    **
-    *******************************************************************************/
-   @Override
-   public S3BackendMetaData withBackendType(String backendType)
-   {
-      setBackendType(backendType);
-      return this;
-   }
-
-
-
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Getter for bucketName
     **
diff --git a/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/TestUtils.java b/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/TestUtils.java
index 68c99d28..acad9100 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/TestUtils.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-module-filesystem/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/filesystem/TestUtils.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QSession;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.authentication.implementations.MockAuthenticationModule;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.backend.implementations.memory.MemoryBackendModule;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.backend.implementations.mock.MockBackendModule;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.etl.streamed.StreamedETLProcess;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.filesystem.base.model.metadata.Cardinality;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.filesystem.base.model.metadata.RecordFormat;
@@ -63,16 +64,16 @@ public class TestUtils
    public static final String BACKEND_NAME_S3             = "s3";
    public static final String BACKEND_NAME_S3_SANS_PREFIX = "s3sansPrefix";
    public static final String BACKEND_NAME_MOCK           = "mock";
-   public static final String BACKEND_NAME_MEMORY = "memory";
+   public static final String BACKEND_NAME_MEMORY         = "memory";
 
    public static final String TABLE_NAME_PERSON_LOCAL_FS_JSON = "person-local-json";
    public static final String TABLE_NAME_PERSON_LOCAL_FS_CSV  = "person-local-csv";
    public static final String TABLE_NAME_BLOB_LOCAL_FS        = "local-blob";
-   public static final String TABLE_NAME_ARCHIVE_LOCAL_FS    = "local-archive";
+   public static final String TABLE_NAME_ARCHIVE_LOCAL_FS     = "local-archive";
    public static final String TABLE_NAME_PERSON_S3            = "person-s3";
    public static final String TABLE_NAME_BLOB_S3              = "s3-blob";
    public static final String TABLE_NAME_PERSON_MOCK          = "person-mock";
-   public static final String TABLE_NAME_BLOB_S3_SANS_PREFIX = "s3-blob-sans-prefix";
+   public static final String TABLE_NAME_BLOB_S3_SANS_PREFIX  = "s3-blob-sans-prefix";
 
    public static final String PROCESS_NAME_STREAMED_ETL                   = "etl.streamed";
    public static final String LOCAL_PERSON_CSV_FILE_IMPORTER_PROCESS_NAME = "localPersonCsvFileImporter";
@@ -403,7 +404,7 @@ public class TestUtils
    public static QBackendMetaData defineMockBackend()
    {
       return (new QBackendMetaData()
-         .withBackendType("mock")
+         .withBackendType(MockBackendModule.class)
          .withName(BACKEND_NAME_MOCK));
    }
 
diff --git a/qqq-language-support-javascript/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/languages/javascript/TestUtils.java b/qqq-language-support-javascript/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/languages/javascript/TestUtils.java
index a7eab8b5..a094c1c9 100644
--- a/qqq-language-support-javascript/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/languages/javascript/TestUtils.java
+++ b/qqq-language-support-javascript/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/languages/javascript/TestUtils.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.authentication.QAuthenticat
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldType;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.backend.implementations.memory.MemoryBackendModule;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ public class TestUtils
    {
       return (new QBackendMetaData()
          .withName(DEFAULT_BACKEND_NAME)
-         .withBackendType("memory"));
+         .withBackendType(MemoryBackendModule.class));
    }
 
 
diff --git a/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinImplementationTest.java b/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinImplementationTest.java
index 76a879b0..9ae16b60 100644
--- a/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinImplementationTest.java
+++ b/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinImplementationTest.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldType;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.backend.implementations.mock.MockBackendModule;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.JsonUtils;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.SleepUtils;
 import kong.unirest.HttpResponse;
@@ -964,7 +965,7 @@ class QJavalinImplementationTest extends QJavalinTestBase
          Function<String, QInstance> makeNewInstanceWithBackendName = (backendName) ->
          {
             QInstance newInstance = new QInstance();
-            newInstance.addBackend(new QBackendMetaData().withName(backendName).withBackendType("mock"));
+            newInstance.addBackend(new QBackendMetaData().withName(backendName).withBackendType(MockBackendModule.class));
 
             if(!"invalid".equals(backendName))
             {
diff --git a/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/TestUtils.java b/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/TestUtils.java
index ae5d2694..54794851 100644
--- a/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/TestUtils.java
+++ b/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/TestUtils.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.savedviews.SavedViewsMetaDataProvider;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.scripts.ScriptsMetaDataProvider;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.statusmessages.QWarningMessage;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.backend.implementations.memory.MemoryBackendModule;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.mock.MockBackendStep;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.rdbms.jdbc.ConnectionManager;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.rdbms.jdbc.QueryManager;
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ public class TestUtils
    public static QBackendMetaData defineMemoryBackend()
    {
       return new QBackendMetaData()
-         .withBackendType("memory")
+         .withBackendType(MemoryBackendModule.class)
          .withName(BACKEND_NAME_MEMORY);
    }
 
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@ public class TestUtils
    }
 
 
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/