diff --git a/chainqueue/cli/__init__.py b/chainqueue/cli/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcb2e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chainqueue/cli/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# standard imports
+import os
+
+# local imports
+from .arg import process_flags
+from .config import process_config
+
+
+__script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+data_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__script_dir), 'data')
+config_dir = os.path.join(data_dir, 'config')
diff --git a/chainqueue/cli/arg.py b/chainqueue/cli/arg.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91c5020
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chainqueue/cli/arg.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def process_flags(argparser, flags):
+    argparser.add_argument('--backend', type=str, help='Backend to use for state store')
diff --git a/chainqueue/cli/config.py b/chainqueue/cli/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9df7dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chainqueue/cli/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+def process_config(config, args, flags):
+        args_override = {}
+
+        args_override['QUEUE_BACKEND'] = getattr(args, 'backend')
+
+        config.dict_override(args_override, 'local cli args')
+
+        return config
diff --git a/chainqueue/data/config/config.ini b/chainqueue/data/config/config.ini
index 795c85c..1458016 100644
--- a/chainqueue/data/config/config.ini
+++ b/chainqueue/data/config/config.ini
@@ -1,9 +1,2 @@
-[database]
-name =
-engine =
-driver =
-host =
-port =
-user =
-password =
-debug = 0
+[queue]
+backend = mem
diff --git a/chainqueue/settings.py b/chainqueue/settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e048a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chainqueue/settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# external imports
+from chainlib.settings import ChainSettings
+
+
+class ChainqueueSettings(ChainSettings):
+
+    def process_queue_backend(self, config):
+        self.o['QUEUE_BACKEND'] = config.get('QUEUE_BACKEND')
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8c98311..d0ebb16 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = chainqueue
-version = 0.1.2
+version = 0.1.3
 description = Generic blockchain transaction queue control
 author = Louis Holbrook
 author_email = dev@holbrook.no
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ licence_files =
 	LICENSE.txt
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >= 3.6
+python_requires = >= 3.7
 include_package_data = True
 packages = 
 	chainqueue
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ packages =
 	chainqueue.unittest
 	chainqueue.store
 	chainqueue.runnable
+	chainqueue.cli
 
 #[options.entry_points]
 #console_scripts =