diff --git a/releases/unreleased/periodic-autorefresh-not-working.yml b/releases/unreleased/periodic-autorefresh-not-working.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68e412c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/unreleased/periodic-autorefresh-not-working.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+title: Periodic autorefresh not working
+category: fixed
+author: Jose Javier Merchante <jjmerchante@bitergia.com>
+issue: null
+notes: >
+  Periodic refresh of identities was not working for backend sections that
+  included `:` in their name.
diff --git a/sirmordred/task_autorefresh.py b/sirmordred/task_autorefresh.py
index 6b958258..3b81d434 100644
--- a/sirmordred/task_autorefresh.py
+++ b/sirmordred/task_autorefresh.py
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ def _get_backend_sections(self):
         for pro in projects:
             for sect in projects[pro].keys():
                 for backend_section in Config.get_backend_sections():
-                    if sect.startswith(backend_section) and backend_section in self.conf:
-                        backends.append(backend_section)
+                    if sect.startswith(backend_section) and sect in self.conf:
+                        backends.append(sect)
 
         # Remove duplicates
         backends = list(set(backends))
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ def __autorefresh(self, enrich_backend, backend_section, after):
     def __autorefresh_areas_of_code(self, after):
         """Execute autorefresh for areas of code study if configured"""
 
-        if 'studies' not in self.conf['git'] or 'enrich_areas_of_code:git' not in self.conf['git']['studies']:
+        if 'git' not in self.conf or \
+           'studies' not in self.conf['git'] or \
+           'enrich_areas_of_code:git' not in self.conf['git']['studies']:
             logger.info("Not doing autorefresh for studies, Areas of Code study is not active.")
             return