diff --git a/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapAuthenticator.java b/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapAuthenticator.java
index 559a9794b2d..e62a3d8f1dc 100644
--- a/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapAuthenticator.java
+++ b/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapAuthenticator.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.apache.cloudstack.ldap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.naming.ConfigurationException;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
@@ -46,6 +47,15 @@ public class LdapAuthenticator extends DefaultUserAuthenticator {
 		_userAccountDao = userAccountDao;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean configure(String name, Map<String, Object> params) throws ConfigurationException {
+		if (name == null) {
+			name = "LDAP";
+		}
+		super.configure(name, params);
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean authenticate(final String username, final String password,
 			final Long domainId, final Map<String, Object[]> requestParameters) {