diff --git a/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps.js b/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps.js
index 96da8a7b..686be507 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps.js
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@ var templateName = require('../backends/template_maps').templateName;
 var NamedMapsCacheEntry = require('../cache/model/named_maps_entry');
 var cors = require('../middleware/cors');
 
-function NamedMapsController(app, templateMaps, metadataBackend, mapBackend, staticMapBackend, templateBaseUrl,
-                             surrogateKeysCache, layergroupRequestDecorator, tablesExtentApi) {
+var MapStoreMapConfigProvider = require('windshaft').model.provider.MapStoreMapConfig;
+
+function NamedMapsController(app, mapStore, templateMaps, metadataBackend, mapBackend, tileBackend, previewBackend,
+                             templateBaseUrl, surrogateKeysCache, layergroupRequestDecorator, tablesExtentApi) {
     this.app = app;
+    this.mapStore = mapStore;
     this.templateMaps = templateMaps;
     this.metadataBackend = metadataBackend;
     this.mapBackend = mapBackend;
-    this.staticMapBackend = staticMapBackend;
+    this.tileBackend = tileBackend;
+    this.previewBackend = previewBackend;
     this.templateBaseUrl = templateBaseUrl;
     this.surrogateKeysCache = surrogateKeysCache;
     this.layergroupRequestDecorator = layergroupRequestDecorator;
@@ -29,6 +33,53 @@ NamedMapsController.prototype.register = function(app) {
     app.post(this.templateBaseUrl + '/:template_id', cors(), this.instantiate.bind(this));
 };
 
+NamedMapsController.prototype.instantiate = function(req, res) {
+    var self = this;
+
+    if (req.profiler) {
+        req.profiler.start('windshaft-cartodb.instance_template_post');
+    }
+    step(
+        function instantiateTemplate() {
+            ifInvalidContentType(req, 'template POST data must be of type application/json');
+
+            self.instantiateTemplate(req, res, req.body, this);
+        }, function finishInstantiation(err, response) {
+            self.finish_instantiation(err, response, res);
+        }
+    );
+};
+
+/**
+ * jsonp endpoint, allows to instantiate a template with a json call.
+ * callback query argument is mandatory
+ */
+NamedMapsController.prototype.jsonp = function(req, res) {
+    var self = this;
+
+    if (req.profiler) {
+        req.profiler.start('windshaft-cartodb.instance_template_get');
+    }
+    step(
+        function jsonp$instantiateTemplate() {
+            if ( req.query.callback === undefined || req.query.callback.length === 0) {
+                throw new Error('callback parameter should be present and be a function name');
+            }
+            var config = {};
+            if(req.query.config) {
+                try {
+                    config = JSON.parse(req.query.config);
+                } catch(e) {
+                    throw new Error('Invalid config parameter, should be a valid JSON');
+                }
+            }
+            self.instantiateTemplate(req, res, config, this);
+        }, function finishInstantiation(err, response) {
+            self.finish_instantiation(err, response, res);
+        }
+    );
+};
+
 NamedMapsController.prototype.tile = function(req, res) {
     var self = this;
 
@@ -135,7 +186,7 @@ NamedMapsController.prototype.tile = function(req, res) {
             assert.ifError(err);
 
             req.params.token = layergroupId;
-            self.mapBackend.getTileOrGrid(req.params, this);
+            self.tileBackend.getTile(new MapStoreMapConfigProvider(self.mapStore, req.params), params, this);
         },
         function handleImage(err, tile, headers, stats) {
             if (req.profiler) {
@@ -155,162 +206,6 @@ NamedMapsController.prototype.tile = function(req, res) {
     );
 };
 
-NamedMapsController.prototype.instantiate = function(req, res) {
-    var self = this;
-
-    if (req.profiler) {
-        req.profiler.start('windshaft-cartodb.instance_template_post');
-    }
-    step(
-        function instantiateTemplate() {
-            ifInvalidContentType(req, 'template POST data must be of type application/json');
-
-            self.instantiateTemplate(req, res, req.body, this);
-        }, function finishInstantiation(err, response) {
-            self.finish_instantiation(err, response, res);
-        }
-    );
-};
-
-/**
- * jsonp endpoint, allows to instantiate a template with a json call.
- * callback query argument is mandatory
- */
-NamedMapsController.prototype.jsonp = function(req, res) {
-    var self = this;
-
-    if (req.profiler) {
-        req.profiler.start('windshaft-cartodb.instance_template_get');
-    }
-    step(
-        function jsonp$instantiateTemplate() {
-            if ( req.query.callback === undefined || req.query.callback.length === 0) {
-                throw new Error('callback parameter should be present and be a function name');
-            }
-            var config = {};
-            if(req.query.config) {
-                try {
-                    config = JSON.parse(req.query.config);
-                } catch(e) {
-                    throw new Error('Invalid config parameter, should be a valid JSON');
-                }
-            }
-            self.instantiateTemplate(req, res, config, this);
-        }, function finishInstantiation(err, response) {
-            self.finish_instantiation(err, response, res);
-        }
-    );
-};
-
-
-// Instantiate a template
-NamedMapsController.prototype.instantiateTemplate = function(req, res, template_params, callback) {
-    var self = this;
-
-    var layergroupDecorator = {
-        beforeLayergroupCreate: function(requestMapConfig, callback) {
-            self.layergroupRequestDecorator.beforeLayergroupCreate(req, requestMapConfig, callback);
-        },
-        afterLayergroupCreate: function(layergroup, response, callback) {
-            self.layergroupRequestDecorator.afterLayergroupCreate(req, layergroup, response, callback);
-        }
-    };
-
-    var template;
-    var layergroup;
-    var cdbuser = req.context.user;
-    var params = {
-        user: req.params.user
-    };
-    // Format of template_id: [<template_owner>]@<template_id>
-    var tpl_id = templateName(req.params.template_id);
-    var auth_token = req.query.auth_token;
-    step(
-        function getTemplate(){
-            self.templateMaps.getTemplate(cdbuser, tpl_id, this);
-        },
-        function checkAuthorized(err, templateValue) {
-            if ( req.profiler ) req.profiler.done('getTemplate');
-            if ( err ) throw err;
-            if ( ! templateValue ) {
-                err = new Error("Template '" + tpl_id + "' of user '" + cdbuser + "' not found");
-                err.http_status = 404;
-                throw err;
-            }
-
-            template = templateValue;
-
-            var authorized = false;
-            try {
-                authorized = self.templateMaps.isAuthorized(template, auth_token);
-            } catch (err) {
-                // we catch to add http_status
-                err.http_status = 403;
-                throw err;
-            }
-            if ( ! authorized ) {
-                err = new Error('Unauthorized template instantiation');
-                err.http_status = 403;
-                throw err;
-            }
-
-            if (req.profiler) {
-                req.profiler.done('authorizedByCert');
-            }
-
-            return self.templateMaps.instance(template, template_params);
-        },
-        function prepareParams(err, instance){
-            if ( req.profiler ) req.profiler.done('TemplateMaps_instance');
-            if ( err ) throw err;
-            layergroup = instance;
-            self.app.setDBParams(cdbuser, params, this);
-        },
-        function setApiKey(err){
-            if ( req.profiler ) req.profiler.done('setDBParams');
-            if ( err ) throw err;
-            self.metadataBackend.getUserMapKey(cdbuser, this);
-        },
-        function createLayergroup(err, val) {
-            if ( req.profiler ) req.profiler.done('getUserMapKey');
-            if ( err ) throw err;
-            params.api_key = val;
-            self.mapBackend.createLayergroup(layergroup, params, layergroupDecorator, this);
-        },
-        function prepareResponse(err, layergroup) {
-            if ( err ) {
-                return callback(err, { errors: [''+err] });
-            }
-            var tplhash = self.templateMaps.fingerPrint(template).substring(0,8);
-            layergroup.layergroupid = cdbuser + '@' + tplhash + '@' + layergroup.layergroupid;
-            res.header('X-Layergroup-Id', layergroup.layergroupid);
-
-            self.surrogateKeysCache.tag(res, new NamedMapsCacheEntry(cdbuser, template.name));
-
-            callback(null, layergroup);
-        }
-    );
-};
-
-NamedMapsController.prototype.finish_instantiation = function(err, response, res) {
-    if (err) {
-        var statusCode = 400;
-        response = { errors: [''+err] };
-        if ( ! _.isUndefined(err.http_status) ) {
-            statusCode = err.http_status;
-        }
-        this.app.sendError(res, response, statusCode, 'POST INSTANCE TEMPLATE', err);
-    } else {
-        this.app.sendResponse(res, [response, 200]);
-    }
-};
-
-function ifInvalidContentType(req, description) {
-    if ( ! req.headers['content-type'] || req.headers['content-type'].split(';')[0] != 'application/json' ) {
-        throw new Error(description);
-    }
-}
-
 NamedMapsController.prototype.staticMap = function(req, res) {
     var self = this;
 
@@ -460,10 +355,13 @@ NamedMapsController.prototype.staticMap = function(req, res) {
             var width = +req.params.width;
             var height = +req.params.height;
 
+            var provider = new MapStoreMapConfigProvider(self.mapStore, imageParams);
             if (!_.isUndefined(imageOpts.zoom) && imageOpts.center) {
-                self.staticMapBackend.getImage(imageParams, width, height, imageOpts.zoom, imageOpts.center, this);
+                self.previewBackend.getImage(
+                    provider, imageParams, width, height, imageOpts.zoom, imageOpts.center, this);
             } else {
-                self.staticMapBackend.getImage(imageParams, width, height, imageOpts.bounds, this);
+                self.previewBackend.getImage(
+                    provider, imageParams, width, height, imageOpts.bounds, this);
             }
         },
         function handleImage(err, image, headers, stats) {
@@ -486,6 +384,115 @@ NamedMapsController.prototype.staticMap = function(req, res) {
     );
 };
 
+
+// Instantiate a template
+NamedMapsController.prototype.instantiateTemplate = function(req, res, template_params, callback) {
+    var self = this;
+
+    var layergroupDecorator = {
+        beforeLayergroupCreate: function(requestMapConfig, callback) {
+            self.layergroupRequestDecorator.beforeLayergroupCreate(req, requestMapConfig, callback);
+        },
+        afterLayergroupCreate: function(layergroup, response, callback) {
+            self.layergroupRequestDecorator.afterLayergroupCreate(req, layergroup, response, callback);
+        }
+    };
+
+    var template;
+    var layergroup;
+    var cdbuser = req.context.user;
+    var params = {
+        user: req.params.user
+    };
+    // Format of template_id: [<template_owner>]@<template_id>
+    var tpl_id = templateName(req.params.template_id);
+    var auth_token = req.query.auth_token;
+    step(
+        function getTemplate(){
+            self.templateMaps.getTemplate(cdbuser, tpl_id, this);
+        },
+        function checkAuthorized(err, templateValue) {
+            if ( req.profiler ) req.profiler.done('getTemplate');
+            if ( err ) throw err;
+            if ( ! templateValue ) {
+                err = new Error("Template '" + tpl_id + "' of user '" + cdbuser + "' not found");
+                err.http_status = 404;
+                throw err;
+            }
+
+            template = templateValue;
+
+            var authorized = false;
+            try {
+                authorized = self.templateMaps.isAuthorized(template, auth_token);
+            } catch (err) {
+                // we catch to add http_status
+                err.http_status = 403;
+                throw err;
+            }
+            if ( ! authorized ) {
+                err = new Error('Unauthorized template instantiation');
+                err.http_status = 403;
+                throw err;
+            }
+
+            if (req.profiler) {
+                req.profiler.done('authorizedByCert');
+            }
+
+            return self.templateMaps.instance(template, template_params);
+        },
+        function prepareParams(err, instance){
+            if ( req.profiler ) req.profiler.done('TemplateMaps_instance');
+            if ( err ) throw err;
+            layergroup = instance;
+            self.app.setDBParams(cdbuser, params, this);
+        },
+        function setApiKey(err){
+            if ( req.profiler ) req.profiler.done('setDBParams');
+            if ( err ) throw err;
+            self.metadataBackend.getUserMapKey(cdbuser, this);
+        },
+        function createLayergroup(err, val) {
+            if ( req.profiler ) req.profiler.done('getUserMapKey');
+            if ( err ) throw err;
+            params.api_key = val;
+            self.mapBackend.createLayergroup(layergroup, params, layergroupDecorator, this);
+        },
+        function prepareResponse(err, layergroup) {
+            if ( err ) {
+                return callback(err, { errors: [''+err] });
+            }
+            var tplhash = self.templateMaps.fingerPrint(template).substring(0,8);
+            layergroup.layergroupid = cdbuser + '@' + tplhash + '@' + layergroup.layergroupid;
+            res.header('X-Layergroup-Id', layergroup.layergroupid);
+
+            self.surrogateKeysCache.tag(res, new NamedMapsCacheEntry(cdbuser, template.name));
+
+            callback(null, layergroup);
+        }
+    );
+};
+
+NamedMapsController.prototype.finish_instantiation = function(err, response, res) {
+    if (err) {
+        var statusCode = 400;
+        response = { errors: [''+err] };
+        if ( ! _.isUndefined(err.http_status) ) {
+            statusCode = err.http_status;
+        }
+        this.app.sendError(res, response, statusCode, 'POST INSTANCE TEMPLATE', err);
+    } else {
+        this.app.sendResponse(res, [response, 200]);
+    }
+};
+
+function ifInvalidContentType(req, description) {
+    if ( ! req.headers['content-type'] || req.headers['content-type'].split(';')[0] != 'application/json' ) {
+        throw new Error(description);
+    }
+}
+
 function getStaticImageOptions(template, callback) {
     if (template.view) {
         var zoomCenter = templateZoomCenter(template.view);
diff --git a/lib/cartodb/server.js b/lib/cartodb/server.js
index 110c8c4b..bba292af 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/server.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/server.js
@@ -321,9 +321,11 @@ module.exports = function(serverOptions) {
 
     new controller.NamedMaps(
         app,
+        mapStore,
         templateMaps,
         metadataBackend,
         mapBackend,
+        tileBackend,
         previewBackend,
         template_baseurl,
         surrogateKeysCache,
diff --git a/test/acceptance/named_static_maps.js b/test/acceptance/named_static_maps.js
index 30f126d4..3df35b22 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/named_static_maps.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/named_static_maps.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ var server = new CartodbWindshaft(serverOptions);
 var TemplateMaps = require('../../lib/cartodb/backends/template_maps.js');
 var NamedMapsCacheEntry = require('../../lib/cartodb/cache/model/named_maps_entry');
 
-describe.skip('named static maps', function() {
+describe('named static maps', function() {
     // configure redis pool instance to use in tests
     var redisPool = new RedisPool(global.environment.redis);