diff --git a/comanage-registry-slapd-base/comanage_ldap_utils.sh b/comanage-registry-slapd-base/comanage_ldap_utils.sh
index 0bb9f88..a7a4858 100755
--- a/comanage-registry-slapd-base/comanage_ldap_utils.sh
+++ b/comanage-registry-slapd-base/comanage_ldap_utils.sh
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ EOF
     # Enable the ldap backend.
 cat <<EOF > /tmp/modify.ldif
 dn: olcBackend={1}ldap,cn=config
+changetype: add
 objectClass: olcBackendConfig
 olcBackend: ldap
 EOF