diff --git a/src/libraries/System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement/src/System/DirectoryServices/AccountManagement/Context.cs b/src/libraries/System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement/src/System/DirectoryServices/AccountManagement/Context.cs
index ce5e870eea23c74a035d0f8b8895afd5d067d146..1947b66f588821240b17025fbe8711503708a555 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement/src/System/DirectoryServices/AccountManagement/Context.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement/src/System/DirectoryServices/AccountManagement/Context.cs
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ public bool Validate(string userName, string password)
                             // we don't return false here even if we failed with ERROR_LOGON_FAILURE. We must check Negotiate
                             // because there might be cases in which SSL fails and Negotiate succeeds
                         }
+                        catch (DirectoryOperationException)
+                        {
+                            // see LdapException
+                        }
 
                         BindLdap(networkCredential, defaultContextOptionsNegotiate);
                         _lastBindMethod = AuthMethod.Negotiate;