diff --git a/src/borgstore/store.py b/src/borgstore/store.py
index 195a014..e5d6b4f 100644
--- a/src/borgstore/store.py
+++ b/src/borgstore/store.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from .backends._base import ItemInfo, BackendBase
 from .backends.errors import ObjectNotFound, NoBackendGiven, BackendURLInvalid  # noqa
 from .backends.posixfs import get_file_backend
+from .backends.rclone import get_rclone_backend
 from .backends.sftp import get_sftp_backend
 from .constants import DEL_SUFFIX
 
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ def get_backend(url):
     if backend is not None:
         return backend
 
+    backend = get_rclone_backend(url)
+    if backend is not None:
+        return backend
+
 
 class Store:
     def __init__(self, url: Optional[str] = None, backend: Optional[BackendBase] = None, levels: Optional[dict] = None):