diff --git a/src/config_passport.js b/src/config_passport.js
index d8296e5c0f167ef916f59ef9ea74eb41b1a7a5b9..342634e2e6dfef1084da804c23c1737f0121495d 100644
--- a/src/config_passport.js
+++ b/src/config_passport.js
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import passport from 'passport';
 import LdapStrategy from 'passport-ldapauth';
 import { ldapConfig } from './ldap/internal/config';
 
+console.log("Configuring passportjs... " + ldapConfig.server + " " + ldapConfig.dn.user);
+
 // specifies options for 'ldapauth' strategy, to customize the behaviour of subsequent passport.authenticate('ldapauth') calls
 passport.use(new LdapStrategy({
     server: {
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ passport.use(new LdapStrategy({
         //bindDn: '.............',
         //bindCredentials: '..........',
         searchBase: ldapConfig.dn.user, // this field cannot be left empty.
-        searchFilter: '(uid={{username}})', // this field cannot be left empty.
+        searchFilter: '(uid={{username}}*)', // this field cannot be left empty.
         searchAttributes: ['uid', 'urlPhoto'], // only fetch the uid, no need for any other field
         //tlsOptions: '..........',
         //https://www.npmjs.com/package/passport-ldapauth for more