diff --git a/authldap.php b/authldap.php
index 36eb9bd..4dd09aa 100644
--- a/authldap.php
+++ b/authldap.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class authldap extends auth
 
     ldap_set_option ($this->ldapconn, LDAP_OPT_PROTOCOL_VERSION, 3);
     ldap_set_option($this->ldapconn, LDAP_OPT_TIMELIMIT, $this->ldaptimeout);
-    $ldapbind = ldap_bind ($this->ldapconn, $this->ldapauth, $this->ldappwd);
+    $ldapbind = @ldap_bind ($this->ldapconn, $this->ldapauth, $this->ldappwd);
     if (ldap_errno ($this->ldapconn) !== 0)
       throw new Exception ("Authentication error in pre-auth LDAP", 500);
   }