diff --git a/big_tests/tests/mongoose_helper.erl b/big_tests/tests/mongoose_helper.erl
index 0fcc14e3ba8..33191e1a5e7 100644
--- a/big_tests/tests/mongoose_helper.erl
+++ b/big_tests/tests/mongoose_helper.erl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 -export([is_rdbms_enabled/1,
          mnesia_or_rdbms_backend/0,
-         get_backend_name/1]).
+         get_backend_name/2]).
 
 -export([auth_modules/0]).
 
@@ -141,13 +141,30 @@ new_mongoose_acc(Location, Server) ->
 clear_caps_cache(CapsNode) ->
     ok = rpc(mim(), mod_caps, delete_caps, [CapsNode]).
 
-get_backend(Module) ->
-  case rpc(mim(), Module, backend, []) of
-    {badrpc, _Reason} -> false;
-    Backend -> Backend
-  end.
+get_backend(HostType, Module) ->
+    try rpc(mim(), mongoose_backend, get_backend_module, [HostType, Module])
+    catch
+        error:{badrpc, _Reason} ->
+            % TODO: get rid of this after dynamically compiled modules are gone
+            get_backend_old(Module)
+    end.
+
+get_backend_name(HostType, Module) ->
+    try rpc(mim(), mongoose_backend, get_backend_name, [HostType, Module])
+    catch
+        error:{badrpc, _Reason} ->
+            % TODO: get rid of this after dynamically compiled modules are gone
+            % used by offline_SUITE
+            get_backend_name_old(Module)
+    end.
+
+get_backend_old(Module) ->
+    case rpc(mim(), Module, backend, []) of
+        {badrpc, _Reason} -> false;
+        Backend -> Backend
+    end.
 
-get_backend_name(Module) ->
+get_backend_name_old(Module) ->
     case rpc(mim(), Module, backend_name, []) of
         {badrpc, _Reason} -> false;
         Backend -> Backend
@@ -158,9 +175,12 @@ generic_count(mod_offline_backend, {LUser, LServer}) ->
     rpc(mim(), mod_offline_backend, count_offline_messages, [HostType, LUser, LServer, 100]).
 
 generic_count(Module) ->
-    case get_backend(Module) of
+    lists:sum([generic_count_per_host_type(HT, Module) || HT <- domain_helper:host_types()]).
+
+generic_count_per_host_type(HostType, Module) ->
+    case get_backend(HostType, Module) of
         false -> %% module disabled
-            false;
+            0;
         B when is_atom(B) ->
             generic_count_backend(B)
     end.
diff --git a/big_tests/tests/offline_SUITE.erl b/big_tests/tests/offline_SUITE.erl
index fe7bd59695d..1f5734aa0bb 100644
--- a/big_tests/tests/offline_SUITE.erl
+++ b/big_tests/tests/offline_SUITE.erl
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ init_per_group(chatmarkers, C) ->
 init_per_group(_, C) -> C.
 
 with_groupchat_modules() ->
-    OfflineBackend = mongoose_helper:get_backend_name(mod_offline_backend),
+    OfflineBackend = mongoose_helper:get_backend_name(host_type(), mod_offline_backend),
     MucLightBackend = mongoose_helper:mnesia_or_rdbms_backend(),
     MucPattern = distributed_helper:subhost_pattern(muc_light_helper:muc_host_pattern()),
     [{mod_offline, [{store_groupchat_messages, true},
diff --git a/src/mongoose_backend.erl b/src/mongoose_backend.erl
index 853b7808eae..85044acc2f9 100644
--- a/src/mongoose_backend.erl
+++ b/src/mongoose_backend.erl
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@
 %% API
 -export([init_per_host_type/4,
          call/4,
-         call_tracked/4]).
+         call_tracked/4,
+         get_backend_name/2]).
+
+%% remove after mongoose_rdbms is refactored not to use dynamically compiled backend
+-ignore_xref([get_backend_name/2]).
 
 %% Legacy call from backend_module
 -export([ensure_backend_metrics/2]).
 
-%% For debugging
+%% For debugging and tests
 -export([get_backend_module/2]).
 -ignore_xref([get_backend_module/2]).
 
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@ init_per_host_type(HostType, MainModule, TrackedFuns, Opts) ->
     ensure_backend_metrics(MainModule, TrackedFuns),
     Backend = gen_mod:get_opt(backend, Opts, mnesia),
     BackendModule = backend_module(MainModule, Backend),
-    persist_backend_name(HostType, MainModule, BackendModule),
+    persist_backend_name(HostType, MainModule, Backend, BackendModule),
     ok.
 
 backend_module(Module, Backend) ->
@@ -39,6 +43,9 @@ time_metric(MainModule, FunName) ->
 backend_key(HostType, MainModule) ->
     {backend_module, HostType, MainModule}.
 
+backend_name_key(HostType, MainModule) ->
+    {backend_name, HostType, MainModule}.
+
 -spec ensure_backend_metrics(MainModule :: main_module(),
                              FunNames :: [function_name()]) -> ok.
 ensure_backend_metrics(MainModule, FunNames) ->
@@ -50,17 +57,25 @@ ensure_backend_metrics(MainModule, FunNames) ->
                 end,
     lists:foreach(EnsureFun, FunNames).
 
-persist_backend_name(HostType, MainModule, Backend) ->
-    Key = backend_key(HostType, MainModule),
-    persistent_term:put(Key, Backend).
+persist_backend_name(HostType, MainModule, Backend, BackendModule) ->
+    ModuleKey = backend_key(HostType, MainModule),
+    persistent_term:put(ModuleKey, BackendModule),
+    NameKey = backend_name_key(HostType, MainModule),
+    persistent_term:put(NameKey, Backend).
 
-%% Get a backend name, stored in init_per_host_type
+%% @doc Get a backend module, stored in init_per_host_type.
 -spec get_backend_module(HostType :: mongooseim:host_type(),
                          MainModule :: main_module()) ->
     BackendModule :: backend_module().
 get_backend_module(HostType, MainModule) ->
-    Key = backend_key(HostType, MainModule),
-    %% Would crash, if the key is missing
+    ModuleKey = backend_key(HostType, MainModule),
+    persistent_term:get(ModuleKey).
+
+%% @doc Get a backend name, like `pgsql', stored in init_per_host_type.
+-spec get_backend_name(HostType :: mongooseim:host_type(),
+                       MainModule :: main_module()) -> BackendName :: atom().
+get_backend_name(HostType, MainModule) ->
+    Key = backend_name_key(HostType, MainModule),
     persistent_term:get(Key).
 
 -spec call(HostType :: mongooseim:host_type(),