diff --git a/models/ldap.go b/models/ldap.go
index 85b67a8..bd40df7 100644
--- a/models/ldap.go
+++ b/models/ldap.go
@@ -140,9 +140,10 @@ func VerifyLdapCreds(username string, password string) bool {
 		log.Printf("VerifyLdapCreds successfully bound to LDAP\n")
 	}
 
+	log.Printf("Attempting LDAP search request from base DN '%s'\n", ldapBaseDn)
 	searchReq := ldap.NewSearchRequest(
 		ldapBaseDn,
-		ldap.ScopeBaseObject, // you can also use ldap.ScopeWholeSubtree
+		ldap.ScopeWholeSubtree, // you can also use ldap.ScopeWholeSubtree
 		ldap.NeverDerefAliases,
 		0,
 		0,