diff --git a/roles/saslauthd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/saslauthd/defaults/main.yml
index 4a956e7..609f984 100644
--- a/roles/saslauthd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/saslauthd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-saslauthd_mech: pam
+saslauthd_mech: ldap