diff --git a/source4/rpc_server/dnsserver/dcerpc_dnsserver.c b/source4/rpc_server/dnsserver/dcerpc_dnsserver.c
index a7b705e6e01..ea4d86d3c24 100644
--- a/source4/rpc_server/dnsserver/dcerpc_dnsserver.c
+++ b/source4/rpc_server/dnsserver/dcerpc_dnsserver.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "includes.h"
 #include "talloc.h"
 #include "rpc_server/dcerpc_server.h"
+#include "rpc_server/common/common.h"
 #include "dsdb/samdb/samdb.h"
 #include "lib/util/dlinklist.h"
 #include "librpc/gen_ndr/ndr_dnsserver.h"
@@ -106,8 +107,6 @@ static void dnsserver_reload_zones(struct dnsserver_state *dsstate)
 
 static struct dnsserver_state *dnsserver_connect(struct dcesrv_call_state *dce_call)
 {
-	struct auth_session_info *session_info =
-		dcesrv_call_session_info(dce_call);
 	struct dnsserver_state *dsstate;
 	struct dnsserver_zone *zones, *z, *znext;
 	struct dnsserver_partition *partitions, *p;
@@ -127,13 +126,7 @@ static struct dnsserver_state *dnsserver_connect(struct dcesrv_call_state *dce_c
 
 	dsstate->lp_ctx = dce_call->conn->dce_ctx->lp_ctx;
 
-	/* FIXME: create correct auth_session_info for connecting user */
-	dsstate->samdb = samdb_connect(dsstate,
-				       dce_call->event_ctx,
-				       dsstate->lp_ctx,
-				       session_info,
-				       dce_call->conn->remote_address,
-				       0);
+	dsstate->samdb = dcesrv_samdb_connect_as_user(dsstate, dce_call);
 	if (dsstate->samdb == NULL) {
 		DEBUG(0,("dnsserver: Failed to open samdb"));
 		goto failed;