diff --git a/war/resources/WEB-INF/security/LDAPBindSecurityRealm.groovy b/war/resources/WEB-INF/security/LDAPBindSecurityRealm.groovy
index 6e196007b2839196559cbd32264532a36b34bf92..ec791fe201248636e5c1ac2a7f9a56610d8849d0 100644
--- a/war/resources/WEB-INF/security/LDAPBindSecurityRealm.groovy
+++ b/war/resources/WEB-INF/security/LDAPBindSecurityRealm.groovy
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ bindAuthenticator(BindAuthenticator2,initialDirContextFactory) {
     userSearch = ldapUserSearch;
 }
 
-authoritiesPopulator(DeferredCreationLdapAuthoritiesPopulator,initialDirContextFactory,"ou=groups") {
+authoritiesPopulator(DeferredCreationLdapAuthoritiesPopulator,initialDirContextFactory,"") {
   // groupRoleAttribute = "ou";
 }