diff --git a/roles/saslauthd/templates/saslauthd.conf.j2 b/roles/saslauthd/templates/saslauthd.conf.j2
index e6df18c..403d2f2 100644
--- a/roles/saslauthd/templates/saslauthd.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/saslauthd/templates/saslauthd.conf.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,5 @@ ldap_search_base: {{ ldap_basedn }}
 ldap_tls_check_peer: yes
 ldap_tls_cacert_file: {{ tls_bundle }}
 
-ldap_use_sasl: yes
-ldap_mech: EXTERNAL
-ldap_tls_cert: {{ tls_certs }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}.crt
-ldap_tls_key: {{ tls_private }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}.key
+ldap_auth_method: fastbind
+ldap_filter: uid=%u,ou=People,{{ ldap_basedn }}