diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/Access.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/Access.php
index 3d18207776..e255156dcf 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/lib/Access.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/Access.php
@@ -564,7 +564,11 @@ class Access extends LDAPUtility implements IUserTools {
 		}
 
 		if(is_null($ldapName)) {
-			$ldapName = $this->readAttribute($fdn, $nameAttribute);
+			if ($isUser) {
+				$ldapName = $this->readAttribute($fdn, $nameAttribute, $this->connection->ldapUserFilter);
+			} else {
+				$ldapName = $this->readAttribute($fdn, $nameAttribute);
+			}
 			if(!isset($ldapName[0]) && empty($ldapName[0])) {
 				\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'No or empty name for '.$fdn.'.', \OCP\Util::INFO);
 				return false;