diff --git a/LdapServer.py b/LdapServer.py
index 0732aec..cd984f8 100644
--- a/LdapServer.py
+++ b/LdapServer.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ class LdapServer(object):
 
 				if self.dn:
 					con.simple_bind_s(self.dn,self.pwd)
+				elif self.uri.startswith('ldapi://'):
+					con.sasl_interactive_bind_s("", ldap.sasl.external())
 
 				self.con = con
 				return True