diff --git a/e4s_cl/cf/containers/barebones.py b/e4s_cl/cf/containers/barebones.py
index e0e21c73..d5ba0c14 100644
--- a/e4s_cl/cf/containers/barebones.py
+++ b/e4s_cl/cf/containers/barebones.py
@@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ def _prepare(self, command: List[str], overload: bool = True) -> List[str]:
         nvidia_flag = ['--nv'] if self._has_nvidia() else []
 
         return [
-            *self._additional_options('exec'),
+            *self._additional_options(),
             *command,
+            *self._additional_options('exec'),
         ]
 
     def bind_file(self,
diff --git a/e4s_cl/config.py b/e4s_cl/config.py
index 9be704db..2dfd94f4 100644
--- a/e4s_cl/config.py
+++ b/e4s_cl/config.py
@@ -327,6 +327,24 @@ def __str__(self):
                             "Options to pass to the shifter executable",
                         ),
                     }),
+                ConfigurationGroup(
+                    "barebones",
+                    {
+                        ConfigurationField(
+                            "options",
+                            list,
+                            lambda: [],
+                            "Options to pass before the execution script",
+                        ),
+                        ConfigurationField(
+                            "exec_options",
+                            list,
+                            lambda: [],
+                            "Options to pass after the execution script",
+                        ),
+                    },
+                    "Barebones backend configuration",
+                ),
             }),
     })
 
diff --git a/tests/test_containers_barebones.py b/tests/test_containers_barebones.py
index e0510917..1ea0b392 100644
--- a/tests/test_containers_barebones.py
+++ b/tests/test_containers_barebones.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 TEST_CONFIGURATION = config.Configuration.create_from_string(f"""
 backends:
   barebones:
+    options: ['--nocolor', '-s']
     exec_options: ['--hostname', 'XxmycoolcontainerxX']
 """)
 
@@ -27,19 +28,6 @@ def test_create(self):
         self.assertFalse(type(container) == Container)
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(container, Container))
 
-    def test_run_image(self):
-        container = Container(name='barebones', image='imagenametest')
-        command = ['']
-        container_cmd = container._prepare(command)
-        self.assertIn('imagenametest', ' '.join(map(str, container_cmd)))
-
-    def test_run_pwd(self):
-        container = Container(name='barebones')
-        command = ['']
-        container_cmd = container._prepare(command)
-        pwd = getcwd()
-        self.assertIn(pwd, ' '.join(map(str, container_cmd)))
-
     def test_run_mpirun(self):
         container = Container(name='barebones', image='dummyimagename')
         command = ['mpirun -n 2 ls']
@@ -64,22 +52,6 @@ def test_bind_file(self):
         self.assertIn('tmp2',
                       [Path(path).name for path in list_directory_files(Path(BAREBONES_LIBRARY_DIR))])
 
-    def test_bind_relative(self):
-        container = Container(name='barebones')
-
-        target = Path('/tmp/../proc/meminfo')
-
-        ref = Path('/tmp')
-        file_ex = Path('/proc/meminfo')
-        home = Path.home()
-        paths = {ref, file_ex, home}
-
-        container.bind_file(target)
-        files = set(map(lambda x: x.origin, container.bound))
-
-        for item in paths:
-            self.assertIn(item, files)
-
     def test_additional_options_config(self):
         container = Container(name='barebones')
         command = ['']
@@ -93,7 +65,6 @@ def test_additional_options_config(self):
         self.assertContainsInOrder([
             '--nocolor',
             '-s',
-            'exec',
             '--hostname',
             'XxmycoolcontainerxX',
         ], barebones_command)
@@ -111,20 +82,19 @@ def test_additional_options_environment(self):
         for option in {'--nocolor', '-s', '--hostname', 'XxmycoolcontainerxX'}:
             self.assertNotIn(option, barebones_command)
 
-        environ['E4S_CL_barebones_OPTIONS'] = "--nocolor -s"
+        environ['E4S_CL_BAREBONES_OPTIONS'] = "--nocolor -s"
         environ[
-            'E4S_CL_barebones_EXEC_OPTIONS'] = "--hostname XxmycoolcontainerxX"
+            'E4S_CL_BAREBONES_EXEC_OPTIONS'] = "--hostname XxmycoolcontainerxX"
         barebones_command = container._prepare(command)
         self.assertContainsInOrder([
             '--nocolor',
             '-s',
-            'exec',
             '--hostname',
             'XxmycoolcontainerxX',
         ], barebones_command)
 
-        del environ['E4S_CL_barebones_OPTIONS']
-        del environ['E4S_CL_barebones_EXEC_OPTIONS']
+        del environ['E4S_CL_BAREBONES_OPTIONS']
+        del environ['E4S_CL_BAREBONES_EXEC_OPTIONS']
         barebones_command = container._prepare(command)
         for option in {'--nocolor', '-s', '--hostname', 'XxmycoolcontainerxX'}:
             self.assertNotIn(option, barebones_command)