diff --git a/uffd/ldap/ldap.py b/uffd/ldap/ldap.py
index 760ae0929ce08b2e9e559595240bbf0e1ca55ca5..6cab6495dedc2dec384fe998a978a50355d83181 100644
--- a/uffd/ldap/ldap.py
+++ b/uffd/ldap/ldap.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def fix_connection(conn):
 
 def service_conn():
 	server = Server(current_app.config["LDAP_SERVICE_URL"], get_info=ALL)
-	conn = Connection(server, current_app.config["LDAP_SERVICE_BIND_DN"], current_app.config["LDAP_SERVICE_BIND_PASSWORD"], auto_bind=True)
+	return Connection(server, current_app.config["LDAP_SERVICE_BIND_DN"], current_app.config["LDAP_SERVICE_BIND_PASSWORD"], auto_bind=True)
 
 def user_conn():
 	pass