diff --git a/libgpo/gpo_fetch.c b/libgpo/gpo_fetch.c
index 2d550691714..9fdff7c2f2b 100644
--- a/libgpo/gpo_fetch.c
+++ b/libgpo/gpo_fetch.c
@@ -164,8 +164,9 @@ NTSTATUS gpo_fetch_files(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 					 &unix_path);
 	NT_STATUS_NOT_OK_RETURN(result);
 
+	/* for now reuse the existing ds connection */
 
-	result = gpo_connect_server(ads, server, service, &cli);
+	result = gpo_connect_server(ads, ads->server.ldap_server, service, &cli);
 	NT_STATUS_NOT_OK_RETURN(result);
 
 	result = gpo_prepare_local_store(mem_ctx, cache_dir, unix_path);