diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/appinfo/app.php b/apps/user_ldap/appinfo/app.php
index 330574c1d42fcbb5b6acae2ada9e00c8bb802284..a3c4b0cf9ff4e652d38a99661e7fbf92a6afd67a 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/appinfo/app.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/appinfo/app.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ require_once('apps/user_ldap/group_ldap.php');
 OCP\App::registerAdmin('user_ldap','settings');
 
 // register user backend
-OC_User::useBackend( 'LDAP' );
+OC_User::useBackend( new OC_USER_LDAP() );
 OC_Group::useBackend( new OC_GROUP_LDAP() );
 
 // add settings page to navigation