diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts
index ddcf6a645..ab807cbb7 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts
@@ -577,12 +577,14 @@ backupCli
 backupCli
   .subcommand("addProvider", "add-provider")
   .requiredArgument("url", clk.STRING)
+  .maybeArgument("name", clk.STRING)
   .flag("activate", ["--activate"])
   .action(async (args) => {
     await withWallet(args, async (wallet) => {
       await wallet.client.call(WalletApiOperation.AddBackupProvider, {
         backupProviderBaseUrl: args.addProvider.url,
         activate: args.addProvider.activate,
+        name: args.addProvider.name || args.addProvider.url,
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/integrationtests/test-wallet-backup-basic.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/integrationtests/test-wallet-backup-basic.ts
index 3342a560b..7debfe6b6 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/integrationtests/test-wallet-backup-basic.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/integrationtests/test-wallet-backup-basic.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export async function runWalletBackupBasicTest(t: GlobalTestState) {
   await wallet.client.call(WalletApiOperation.AddBackupProvider, {
     backupProviderBaseUrl: sync.baseUrl,
     activate: false,
+    name: sync.baseUrl,
   });
 
   {
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ export async function runWalletBackupBasicTest(t: GlobalTestState) {
   await wallet.client.call(WalletApiOperation.AddBackupProvider, {
     backupProviderBaseUrl: sync.baseUrl,
     activate: true,
+    name: sync.baseUrl,
   });
 
   {
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/integrationtests/test-wallet-backup-doublespend.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/integrationtests/test-wallet-backup-doublespend.ts
index 7d3c5f6dc..ab2687fc3 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/integrationtests/test-wallet-backup-doublespend.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/integrationtests/test-wallet-backup-doublespend.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export async function runWalletBackupDoublespendTest(t: GlobalTestState) {
   await wallet.client.call(WalletApiOperation.AddBackupProvider, {
     backupProviderBaseUrl: sync.baseUrl,
     activate: true,
+    name: sync.baseUrl,
   });
 
   await withdrawViaBank(t, { wallet, bank, exchange, amount: "TESTKUDOS:10" });