diff --git a/src/auth-ldap.m b/src/auth-ldap.m
index ca90dee..7ef7330 100644
--- a/src/auth-ldap.m
+++ b/src/auth-ldap.m
@@ -545,7 +545,6 @@ static int handle_client_connect_disconnect(ldap_ctx *ctx, TRLDAPConnection *lda
     pool = [[TRAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
 
     username = get_env("username", envp);
-    TRString *userName=[[TRString alloc]initWithCString: username];
     password = get_env("password", envp);
     remoteAddress = get_env("ifconfig_pool_remote_ip", envp);
 
@@ -556,6 +555,8 @@ static int handle_client_connect_disconnect(ldap_ctx *ctx, TRLDAPConnection *lda
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
+    TRString *userName=[[TRString alloc]initWithCString: username];
+
     /* Create an LDAP connection */
     if (!(ldap = connect_ldap(ctx->config))) {
         [TRLog error: "LDAP connect failed."];