diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/user/user.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/user/user.php
index 0dc3c8c0c2..7a121920a3 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/lib/user/user.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/user/user.php
@@ -474,8 +474,8 @@ class User {
 			$this->fs->setup($this->uid);
 		}
 
-		$avatar = $this->avatarManager->getAvatar($this->uid);
 		try {
+			$avatar = $this->avatarManager->getAvatar($this->uid);
 			$avatar->set($this->image);
 		} catch (\Exception $e) {
 			\OC::$server->getLogger()->notice(
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php b/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php
index a266be7b7f..c568905f3d 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class USER_LDAP extends BackendUtility implements \OCP\IUserBackend, \OCP\UserIn
 		try {
 			$ldapRecord = $this->getLDAPUserByLoginName($uid);
 		} catch(\Exception $e) {
+			\OC::$server->getLogger()->logException($e, ['app' => 'user_ldap']);
 			return false;
 		}
 		$dn = $ldapRecord['dn'][0];