diff --git a/roles/ldap/client/templates/ldaprc.j2 b/roles/ldap/client/templates/ldaprc.j2
index 2109aaf..5f2de69 100644
--- a/roles/ldap/client/templates/ldaprc.j2
+++ b/roles/ldap/client/templates/ldaprc.j2
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 TLS_KEY {{ tls_private }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}.key
 TLS_CERT {{ tls_certs }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}.crt
+MECH external