diff --git a/src/backend/memory.js b/src/backend/memory.js
index e117769a..f7fa8afb 100644
--- a/src/backend/memory.js
+++ b/src/backend/memory.js
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ this.recline.Backend.Memory = this.recline.Backend.Memory || {};
   // If not defined (or id not provided) id will be autogenerated.
   my.createDataset = function(data, fields, metadata) {
     var wrapper = new my.DataWrapper(data, fields);
-    var syncer = new my.BackboneSyncer();
-    var dataset = new recline.Model.Dataset(metadata, syncer);
+    var backend = new my.Backbone();
+    var dataset = new recline.Model.Dataset(metadata, backend);
     dataset._dataCache = wrapper;
     dataset.fetch();
     dataset.query();
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ this.recline.Backend.Memory = this.recline.Backend.Memory || {};
   };
   
 
-  // ## BackboneSyncer
+  // ## Backbone
   //
-  // Provide a Backbone Sync interface to a DataWrapper data backend attached
-  // to a Dataset object
-  my.BackboneSyncer = function() {
+  // Backbone connector for memory store attached to a Dataset object
+  my.Backbone = function() {
+    this.__type__ = 'memory';
     this.sync = function(method, model, options) {
       var self = this;
       var dfd = $.Deferred();
diff --git a/src/view.js b/src/view.js
index 82fb1525..4324994e 100644
--- a/src/view.js
+++ b/src/view.js
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ my.DataExplorer = Backbone.View.extend({
     var stateData = _.extend({
         query: query,
         'view-graph': graphState,
-        backend: this.model.backendType,
+        backend: this.model.backend.__type__,
         dataset: this.model.toJSON(),
         currentView: null,
         readOnly: false