diff --git a/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapManagerImpl.java b/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapManagerImpl.java
index 7ee02b511b34..33c4733b8ddf 100644
--- a/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapManagerImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapManagerImpl.java
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ private LdapConfigurationResponse addConfigurationInternal(final String hostname
         if (configuration == null) {
             LdapContext context = null;
             try {
-                final String providerUrl = "ldap://" + hostname + ":" + port;
+                final String protocol = LdapConfiguration.getSSLStatus(domainId) ? "ldaps://" : "ldap://";
+                final String providerUrl = protocol + hostname + ":" + port;
                 context = _ldapContextFactory.createBindContext(providerUrl,domainId);
                 configuration = new LdapConfigurationVO(hostname, port, domainId);
                 _ldapConfigurationDao.persist(configuration);