diff --git a/addressbook/backends/ldap/e-book-backend-ldap.c b/addressbook/backends/ldap/e-book-backend-ldap.c
index 37173c4..abef023 100644
--- a/addressbook/backends/ldap/e-book-backend-ldap.c
+++ b/addressbook/backends/ldap/e-book-backend-ldap.c
@@ -882,6 +882,10 @@ e_book_backend_ldap_connect (EBookBackendLDAP *bl)
 #if defined (LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_HARD) && defined (LDAP_OPT_X_TLS)
 				gint tls_level = LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_HARD;
 				ldap_set_option (blpriv->ldap, LDAP_OPT_X_TLS, &tls_level);
+
+				/* setup this on the global option set */
+				tls_level = LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_ALLOW;
+				ldap_set_option (NULL, LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_REQUIRE_CERT, &tls_level);
 #elif defined (G_OS_WIN32)
 				ldap_set_option (blpriv->ldap, LDAP_OPT_SSL, LDAP_OPT_ON);
 #else
