diff --git a/pica-openldap/environment/pica.startup.yaml b/pica-openldap/environment/pica.startup.yaml
index 54284811afdc5678a4c45266000b35c86ab8bc46..d9ca4f7141ef468267097759ec81464edc3697cf 100644
--- a/pica-openldap/environment/pica.startup.yaml
+++ b/pica-openldap/environment/pica.startup.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ LDAP_TLS_CA_CRT_FILENAME: chain.pem
 
 LDAP_TLS_ENFORCE: false
 LDAP_TLS_CIPHER_SUITE: SECURE256:+SECURE128:-VERS-TLS-ALL:+VERS-TLS1.2:-RSA:-DHE-DSS:-CAMELLIA-128-CBC:-CAMELLIA-256-CBC
-LDAP_TLS_VERIFY_CLIENT: demand
+LDAP_TLS_VERIFY_CLIENT: never
 
 # Replication
 LDAP_REPLICATION: false