diff --git a/conf/ldap.properties b/conf/ldap.properties
index d89412a..74d4b77 100644
--- a/conf/ldap.properties
+++ b/conf/ldap.properties
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 
 ## Connection properties ##
 idp.authn.LDAP.ldapURL=ldap://localhost:10389
-#idp.authn.LDAP.useStartTLS                     = true
+#set below to true if your LDAP server is configured for it
+idp.authn.LDAP.useStartTLS                     = false
 #idp.authn.LDAP.useSSL                          = false
 # Time in milliseconds that connects will block
 #idp.authn.LDAP.connectTimeout                  = PT3S