diff --git a/src/www/system_usermanager_settings_ldapacpicker.php b/src/www/system_usermanager_settings_ldapacpicker.php
index 142b62d70..b3f0a83bc 100644
--- a/src/www/system_usermanager_settings_ldapacpicker.php
+++ b/src/www/system_usermanager_settings_ldapacpicker.php
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ if (isset($_GET['basedn']) && isset($_GET['host'])) {
     if (isset($_GET['cert'])) {
         $authcfg = array();
         $authcfg['ldap_caref'] = $_GET['cert'];
+        $authcfg['ldap_urltype'] = 'SSL';
         ldap_setup_caenv($authcfg);
     }