diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/access.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/access.php
index 7640a5b1bc..1af993677c 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/lib/access.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/access.php
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ class Access extends LDAPUtility {
 		}
 
 		$counter = 0;
+		$count = null;
 		$cr = $this->connection->getConnectionResource();
 
 		do {