diff --git a/services/authelia.yml b/services/authelia.yml
index c1692af..3a5e65f 100644
--- a/services/authelia.yml
+++ b/services/authelia.yml
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ authentication_backend:
 
     ## The username and password of the admin user.
     {{ with secret "kv/data/lldap" }}
-    user: {{ .Data.data.admin_user }}
+    user: uid={{ .Data.data.admin_user }},ou=people,{{ key "global/ldap/base_dn" }}
     ## Password can also be set using a secret: https://www.authelia.com/c/secrets
     password: {{ .Data.data.admin_password }}
     {{ end -}}