diff --git a/internal/idp/providers/ldap/session.go b/internal/idp/providers/ldap/session.go
index 6a56cd613..7f205f8ca 100644
--- a/internal/idp/providers/ldap/session.go
+++ b/internal/idp/providers/ldap/session.go
@@ -216,12 +216,12 @@ func trySearchAndUserBind(
 
 	user := sr.Entries[0]
 	// Bind as the user to verify their password
-	userDN, err := ldap.ParseDN(user.DN)
+	_, err = ldap.ParseDN(user.DN)
 	if err != nil {
 		logging.WithFields("userDN", user.DN).WithError(err).Info("ldap user parse DN failed")
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err = conn.Bind(userDN.String(), password); err != nil {
+	if err = conn.Bind(user.DN, password); err != nil {
 		logging.WithFields("userDN", user.DN).WithError(err).Info("ldap user bind failed")
 		return nil, ErrFailedLogin
 	}