diff --git a/perceval/backend.py b/perceval/backend.py
index 47db68543..5ac9f7be1 100644
--- a/perceval/backend.py
+++ b/perceval/backend.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import os
 import pkgutil
 import sys
+import io
 
 from grimoirelab_toolkit.introspect import find_signature_parameters
 from grimoirelab_toolkit.datetime import (datetime_utcnow,
@@ -801,6 +802,8 @@ def run(self):
         fetch_archive = self.archive_manager and self.parsed_args.fetch_archive
         archived_since = backend_args.pop('archived_since', None)
 
+        backend_args = {k: v for k, v in backend_args.items() if not isinstance(v, io.IOBase)}
+
         with BackendItemsGenerator(self.BACKEND, backend_args, category,
                                    filter_classified=filter_classified,
                                    manager=self.archive_manager,
@@ -914,6 +917,7 @@ class BackendItemsGenerator:
     :param fetch_archive: If enabled, items are fetched from archives
     :param archived_after: return items archived after this date
     """
+
     def __init__(self, backend_class, backend_args, category,
                  filter_classified=False, manager=None,
                  fetch_archive=False, archived_after=None):
@@ -1027,6 +1031,7 @@ class Summary:
     Finally, the summary also includes some extra fields, which can
     be used by any backend to include fetch-specific information.
     """
+
     def __init__(self):
         self.fetched = 0
         self.skipped = 0
diff --git a/perceval/backends/core/dockerhub.py b/perceval/backends/core/dockerhub.py
index e444959ac..6a0c5e460 100644
--- a/perceval/backends/core/dockerhub.py
+++ b/perceval/backends/core/dockerhub.py
@@ -80,22 +80,6 @@ def __init__(self, owner, repository, tag=None, archive=None, ssl_verify=True):
         self.repository = repository
         self.client = None
 
-    def fetch(self, category=CATEGORY_DOCKERHUB_DATA):
-        """Fetch data from a Docker Hub repository.
-
-        The method retrieves, from a repository stored in Docker Hub,
-        its data which includes number of pulls, stars, description,
-        among other data.
-
-        :param category: the category of items to fetch
-
-        :returns: a generator of data
-        """
-        kwargs = {}
-        items = super().fetch(category, **kwargs)
-
-        return items
-
     def fetch_items(self, category, **kwargs):
         """Fetch the Dockher Hub items
 
@@ -227,4 +211,6 @@ def setup_cmd_parser(cls):
         parser.parser.add_argument('repository',
                                    help="Docker Hub repository")
 
+        parser.parser.set_defaults(category=CATEGORY_DOCKERHUB_DATA)
+
         return parser
diff --git a/tests/test_dockerhub.py b/tests/test_dockerhub.py
index 0f97af765..6351306ed 100644
--- a/tests/test_dockerhub.py
+++ b/tests/test_dockerhub.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
 from perceval.backend import BackendCommandArgumentParser
 from perceval.backends.core.dockerhub import (DockerHub,
                                               DockerHubClient,
-                                              DockerHubCommand)
+                                              DockerHubCommand,
+                                              CATEGORY_DOCKERHUB_DATA)
 from base import TestCaseBackendArchive
 
 DOCKERHUB_URL = "https://hub.docker.com/"
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ def test_fetch(self, mock_utcnow):
         setup_http_server()
 
         dockerhub = DockerHub('grimoirelab', 'perceval')
-        items = [item for item in dockerhub.fetch()]
+        items = [item for item in dockerhub.fetch(category=CATEGORY_DOCKERHUB_DATA)]
 
         self.assertEqual(len(items), 1)
         item = items[0]
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ def test_search_fields(self, mock_utcnow):
         setup_http_server()
 
         dockerhub = DockerHub('grimoirelab', 'perceval')
-        items = [item for item in dockerhub.fetch()]
+        items = [item for item in dockerhub.fetch(category=CATEGORY_DOCKERHUB_DATA)]
 
         self.assertEqual(len(items), 1)
         item = items[0]
@@ -187,6 +188,23 @@ def test_fetch_from_archive(self, mock_utcnow):
         setup_http_server()
         self._test_fetch_from_archive()
 
+    def _test_fetch_from_archive(self, **kwargs):
+        """Test whether the method fetch_from_archive works properly"""
+
+        items = [items for items in self.backend_write_archive.fetch(category=CATEGORY_DOCKERHUB_DATA, **kwargs)]
+        items_archived = [item for item in self.backend_read_archive.fetch_from_archive()]
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(items), len(items_archived))
+
+        for i in range(len(items)):
+            item = items[i]
+            archived_item = items_archived[i]
+
+            del item['timestamp']
+            del archived_item['timestamp']
+
+            self.assertEqual(item, archived_item)
+
 
 class TestDockerHubClient(unittest.TestCase):
     """DockerHub API client tests.