diff --git a/beat/backend/python/helpers.py b/beat/backend/python/helpers.py
index 7573074418a8a4cd57289f1d853b279bd3ba8e1d..6c9c89b4f385f545086f68a2b948b54e7babc045 100644
--- a/beat/backend/python/helpers.py
+++ b/beat/backend/python/helpers.py
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ def convert_experiment_configuration_to_container(config):
     else:
         data['result'] = { 'channel': config['channel'], 'path': config['result']['path'] }
 
+    if 'loop' in config:
+        data['loop'] = \
+            dict([(k, { 'channel': v['channel'], 'path': v['path'] }) for k,v in config['loop'].items()])
+
     return data