diff --git a/internal/backend.go b/internal/backend.go
index 8fb1b7c..50199e8 100644
--- a/internal/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backend.go
@@ -4,19 +4,25 @@ import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/colors"
-	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
+type BackendRest struct {
+	User     string `yaml:"user,omitempty"`
+	Password string `yaml:"password,omitempty"`
+}
+
 type Backend struct {
 	name string
-	Type string            `mapstructure:"type,omitempty"`
-	Path string            `mapstructure:"path,omitempty"`
-	Key  string            `mapstructure:"key,omitempty"`
-	Env  map[string]string `mapstructure:"env,omitempty"`
+	Type string            `yaml:"type,omitempty"`
+	Path string            `yaml:"path,omitempty"`
+	Key  string            `yaml:"key,omitempty"`
+	Env  map[string]string `yaml:"env,omitempty"`
+	Rest BackendRest       `yaml:"rest,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func GetBackend(name string) (Backend, bool) {
@@ -29,7 +35,20 @@ func (b Backend) generateRepo() (string, error) {
 	switch b.Type {
 	case "local":
 		return GetPathRelativeToConfig(b.Path)
-	case "b2", "azure", "gs", "s3", "sftp", "rest":
+	case "rest":
+		parsed, err := url.Parse(b.Path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		if b.Rest.User != "" {
+			if b.Rest.Password == "" {
+				parsed.User = url.User(b.Rest.User)
+			} else {
+				parsed.User = url.UserPassword(b.Rest.User, b.Rest.Password)
+			}
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", b.Type, parsed.String()), nil
+	case "b2", "azure", "gs", "s3", "sftp":
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", b.Type, b.Path), nil
 	default:
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("backend type \"%s\" is invalid", b.Type)
@@ -70,15 +89,10 @@ func (b Backend) validate() error {
 		c := GetConfig()
 		tmp := c.Backends[b.name]
 		tmp.Key = key
-		tmp.name = ""
 		c.Backends[b.name] = tmp
-		file := viper.ConfigFileUsed()
-		if err := CopyFile(file, file+".old"); err != nil {
+		if err := c.SaveConfig(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		colors.Secondary.Println("Saved a backup copy of your file next the the original.")
-		viper.Set("backends", c.Backends)
-		viper.WriteConfig()
 	}
 	env, err := b.getEnv()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/config.go b/internal/config.go
index 4f0fcdf..d528a43 100644
--- a/internal/config.go
+++ b/internal/config.go
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-const VERSION = "1.0.3"
+const VERSION = "1.0.4"
 
 var CI bool = false
 var VERBOSE bool = false
 
 type Config struct {
-	Locations map[string]Location `mapstructure:"locations"`
-	Backends  map[string]Backend  `mapstructure:"backends"`
+	Locations map[string]Location `yaml:"locations"`
+	Backends  map[string]Backend  `yaml:"backends"`
 }
 
 var once sync.Once
@@ -197,3 +197,16 @@ func AddFlagsToCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, backend bool) {
 		cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceP("location", "l", []string{}, "Locations")
 	}
 }
+
+func (c *Config) SaveConfig() error {
+	file := viper.ConfigFileUsed()
+	if err := CopyFile(file, file+".old"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	colors.Secondary.Println("Saved a backup copy of your file next the the original.")
+
+	viper.Set("backends", c.Backends)
+	viper.Set("locations", c.Locations)
+
+	return viper.WriteConfig()
+}
diff --git a/internal/location.go b/internal/location.go
index f3fc35c..61510d5 100644
--- a/internal/location.go
+++ b/internal/location.go
@@ -24,19 +24,19 @@ const (
 type HookArray = []string
 
 type Hooks struct {
-	Before HookArray `mapstructure:"before"`
-	After  HookArray `mapstructure:"after"`
+	Before HookArray `yaml:"before"`
+	After  HookArray `yaml:"after"`
 }
 
 type Options map[string]map[string][]string
 
 type Location struct {
-	name    string   `mapstructure:",omitempty"`
-	From    string   `mapstructure:"from,omitempty"`
-	To      []string `mapstructure:"to,omitempty"`
-	Hooks   Hooks    `mapstructure:"hooks,omitempty"`
-	Cron    string   `mapstructure:"cron,omitempty"`
-	Options Options  `mapstructure:"options,omitempty"`
+	name    string   `yaml:",omitempty"`
+	From    string   `yaml:"from,omitempty"`
+	To      []string `yaml:"to,omitempty"`
+	Hooks   Hooks    `yaml:"hooks,omitempty"`
+	Cron    string   `yaml:"cron,omitempty"`
+	Options Options  `yaml:"options,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func GetLocation(name string) (Location, bool) {