diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index eb15c15..84285c6 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = function(plugin) {
     }
   });
 
-  var client = ldap.createClient(plugin.conf.options)
 
   function requestAuth(res) {
     res.set('WWW-Authenticate', 'Basic realm="Auth"');
@@ -41,6 +40,9 @@ module.exports = function(plugin) {
       return;
     }
 
+    // It seems stupid to create a client each time, but joyent's ldapjs cannot bind then unbind to the same client multiple times...
+    var client = ldap.createClient(plugin.conf.options)
+
     client.bind(plugin.conf.bind.dn.replace('%u', login), plugin.conf.bind.password.replace('%p', password), function(err) {
       if (err) {
         console.log('E: ldap.bind: ', err)
@@ -51,8 +53,8 @@ module.exports = function(plugin) {
           if (err) {
             console.log('E: ldap.unbind: ', err)
           }
-          next();
         })
+        next();
       }
     })
   });