diff --git a/sources/ldap.c b/sources/ldap.c
index d9a7a1a9e..66718667c 100644
--- a/sources/ldap.c
+++ b/sources/ldap.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ od_retcode_t od_ldap_server_init(od_logger_t *logger, od_ldap_server_t *server,
 					      server->endpoint->ldapbindpasswd :
 					      "");
 
-	od_error(logger, "auth_ldap", NULL, NULL,
+	od_debug(logger, "auth_ldap", NULL, NULL,
 		 "basednn simple bind result: %d", rc);
 
 	return rc;