diff --git a/src/api/identity.rs b/src/api/identity.rs
index 6894661c..2512619d 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 = ldap.simple_bind(ldap_username, password);
+                let bind = ldap.simple_bind(ldap_username, password)?.success();
 
                 if bind.is_err() {
                     err!(