diff --git a/src/api/identity.rs b/src/api/identity.rs
index ca8d4536..6e008df6 100644
--- a/src/api/identity.rs
+++ b/src/api/identity.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ fn _password_login(data: ConnectData, conn: DbConn, ip: ClientIp) -> JsonResult
         // Attempt to bind to ldap with these credentials
         match LdapConn::new(CONFIG.ldap_host().as_str()) {
             Ok(ldap) => {
-                let bind_dn = format!("cn={},{}", ldap_username, CONFIG.ldap_search_base_dn());
+                let bind_dn = format!("sAMAccountName={},{}", ldap_username, CONFIG.ldap_search_base_dn());
                 let bind = ldap.simple_bind(bind_dn.as_ref(), password)?.success();
 
                 if bind.is_err() {