diff --git a/config/settings.dev.yml b/config/settings.dev.yml
index 2efb9de..b24f849 100644
--- a/config/settings.dev.yml
+++ b/config/settings.dev.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ settings:
     host: localhost
     port: 389
     tls: 0
+    userfield: uid
   log:
     compress: 1
     consolestdout: 1
diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index e78a90e..ff82a45 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ settings:
     host: localhost
     port: 389
     tls: 0
+    userfield: uid
   log:
     compress: 1
     consolestdout: 1
diff --git a/pkg/ldap/search.go b/pkg/ldap/search.go
index 80a87dd..ca0580f 100644
--- a/pkg/ldap/search.go
+++ b/pkg/ldap/search.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func searchRequest(username string) (userInfo *ldap.Entry, err error) {
 		0,
 		0,
 		false,
-		fmt.Sprintf("(cn=%s)", username),
+		fmt.Sprintf("(%v=%v)", viper.GetString("settings.ldap.userField"), username),
 		ldapFieldsFilter,
 		nil)