diff --git a/mopidy/__main__.py b/mopidy/__main__.py
index 4d45eab1..6d0bb36a 100644
--- a/mopidy/__main__.py
+++ b/mopidy/__main__.py
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ sys.path.insert(0,
 
 from mopidy import settings
 from mopidy.server import MpdServer
+from mopidy.backends.spotify import SpotifyBackend
 
 def main():
     _setup_logging(2)
-    MpdServer()
+    backend = SpotifyBackend()
+    MpdServer(backend=backend)
     print 'Please connect to %s port %s using a MPD client.' % (
         settings.MPD_SERVER_HOSTNAME, settings.MPD_SERVER_PORT)
     asyncore.loop()
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify.py
index 204e1c01..4ee0ad27 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/spotify.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 import sys
 
 import spytify
@@ -5,10 +6,15 @@ import spytify
 from mopidy import settings
 from mopidy.backends.base import BaseBackend
 
+logger = logging.getLogger('spotify')
+
 class SpotifyBackend(BaseBackend):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(SpotifyBackend, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        logger.debug('Signing in')
         self.spotify = spytify.Spytify(self.username, self.password)
+
         self._playlist_load_cache = None
         self.current_playlist = []
         self.current_playlist_version = 0
diff --git a/mopidy/server.py b/mopidy/server.py
index 2d07d51e..9b3b9a35 100644
--- a/mopidy/server.py
+++ b/mopidy/server.py
@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@ import sys
 
 from mopidy import settings
 from mopidy.session import MpdSession
-from mopidy.backends.spotify import SpotifyBackend
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(u'server')
 
 class MpdServer(asyncore.dispatcher):
-    def __init__(self, session_class=MpdSession, backend=SpotifyBackend):
+    def __init__(self, session_class=MpdSession, backend=None):
         asyncore.dispatcher.__init__(self)
         self.session_class = session_class
-        self.backend = SpotifyBackend()
+        self.backend = backend
         self.create_socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
         self.set_reuse_addr()
         self.bind((settings.MPD_SERVER_HOSTNAME, settings.MPD_SERVER_PORT))