diff --git a/ldap/templates/slapd.conf.erb b/ldap/templates/slapd.conf.erb
index 2154ff8..23fac27 100644
--- a/ldap/templates/slapd.conf.erb
+++ b/ldap/templates/slapd.conf.erb
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ include		<%= scope.lookupvar('ldap::server::config') %>/slapd.conf.d/schema.conf
 # disable logging
 loglevel	none
 
+# allow ldap version 2 connections
+allow bind_v2
+
 # require modern cipher (at least 128bits) for authentication
 security simple_bind=128