diff --git a/src/authm_mad/remotes/ldap/authenticate b/src/authm_mad/remotes/ldap/authenticate
index 6b9e9aeed5..4a4d9fef9a 100755
--- a/src/authm_mad/remotes/ldap/authenticate
+++ b/src/authm_mad/remotes/ldap/authenticate
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ begin
     end
 
     if ldap.authenticate(user_name, secret)
-        escaped_user=URI_PARSER.escape(user_name)
+        escaped_user=URI_PARSER.escape(user)
         escaped_secret=URI_PARSER.escape(secret)
         puts "ldap #{escaped_user} #{escaped_secret}"
         authenticated=true