diff --git a/src/bin.rs b/src/bin.rs
index 3fd83050..9d8cbc61 100644
--- a/src/bin.rs
+++ b/src/bin.rs
@@ -36,13 +36,7 @@ fn main() {
     ncurses::setlocale(locale_conf, "en_US.UTF-8");
     let set = Settings::new();
     let ui = ui::TUI::initialize();
-    let mut backends = Backends::new();
-    backends
-        .register(
-            "maildir".to_string(),
-            Box::new(|| Box::new(MaildirType::new(""))),
-        )
-        .unwrap();
+    let backends = Backends::new();
 
     let (sender, receiver): (SyncSender<ThreadEvent>, Receiver<ThreadEvent>) =
         sync_channel(::std::mem::size_of::<ThreadEvent>());
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 83461738..1e61980e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -40,4 +40,3 @@ pub use mailbox::*;
 pub use conf::*;
 
 pub use mailbox::backends::{RefreshEventConsumer, Backends};
-pub use mailbox::backends::maildir::MaildirType;
diff --git a/src/mailbox/accounts.rs b/src/mailbox/accounts.rs
index 54f382c2..324175a8 100644
--- a/src/mailbox/accounts.rs
+++ b/src/mailbox/accounts.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl Account {
         for _ in 0..settings.folders.len() {
             folders.push(None);
         }
-        let backend = backends.get(settings.get_format()).unwrap();
+        let backend = backends.get(settings.get_format());
         Account {
             name: name,
             folders: folders,
diff --git a/src/mailbox/backends/mod.rs b/src/mailbox/backends/mod.rs
index c87494a3..f39d48f4 100644
--- a/src/mailbox/backends/mod.rs
+++ b/src/mailbox/backends/mod.rs
@@ -21,40 +21,40 @@
 pub mod maildir;
 
 use mailbox::email::{Envelope, Flag};
-use error::{MeliError, Result};
+use mailbox::backends::maildir::MaildirType;
+use error::Result;
 use std::fmt;
 
 
 extern crate fnv;
 use self::fnv::FnvHashMap;
 use std;
+
+/// A hashmap containing all available mail backends.
 pub struct Backends {
     map: FnvHashMap<std::string::String, Box<Fn() -> Box<MailBackend>>>,
 }
 
 impl Backends {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Backends {
+        let mut b = Backends {
             map: FnvHashMap::with_capacity_and_hasher(1, Default::default())
-        }
+        };
+        b.register("maildir".to_string(), Box::new(|| Box::new(MaildirType::new(""))));
+        b
     }
 
-    pub fn get(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Box<MailBackend>> {
+    pub fn get(&self, key: &str) -> Box<MailBackend> {
         if !self.map.contains_key(key) {
-            return Err(MeliError::new(
-                    format!("{} is not a valid mail backend", key),
-                    ));
+            panic!("{} is not a valid mail backend", key);
         }
-        Ok(self.map[key]())
+        self.map[key]()
     }
-    pub fn register(&mut self, key: String, backend: Box<Fn() -> Box<MailBackend>>) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn register(&mut self, key: String, backend: Box<Fn() -> Box<MailBackend>>) -> () {
         if self.map.contains_key(&key) {
-            return Err(MeliError::new(
-                    format!("{} is an already registered backend", key),
-                    ));
+            panic!("{} is an already registered backend", key);
         }
         self.map.insert(key, backend);
-        Ok(())
     }
 }