diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php b/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php
index 2059d5b0c6de61d5b354a3d0feb884fbdc5bbd56..fb3471af91bfe33020c799245d5d630bc2ab7970 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ class USER_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\UserInterface {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		//if user really still exists, we will be able to read his cn
-		$cn = $this->readAttribute($dn, 'cn');
-		if(!$cn || empty($cn)) {
+		//if user really still exists, we will be able to read his objectclass
+		$objcs = $this->readAttribute($dn, 'objectclass');
+		if(!$objcs || empty($objcs)) {
 			$this->connection->writeToCache('userExists'.$uid, false);
 			return false;
 		}