diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/connection.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/connection.php
index a4b9d1ce4e4..01801ea8909 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/lib/connection.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/connection.php
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class Connection extends LDAPUtility {
 
 	protected $doNotValidate = false;
 
+	protected $ignoreValidation = false;
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief Constructor
 	 * @param \OCA\user_ldap\lib\ILDAPWrapper $ldap
@@ -108,6 +110,16 @@ class Connection extends LDAPUtility {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * sets whether the result of the configuration validation shall
+	 * be ignored when establishing the connection. Used by the Wizard
+	 * in early configuration state.
+	 * @param bool $state
+	 */
+	public function setIgnoreValidation($state) {
+		$this->ignoreValidation = (bool)$state;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief initializes the LDAP backend
 	 * @param $force read the config settings no matter what
@@ -441,7 +453,7 @@ class Connection extends LDAPUtility {
 		if(!$phpLDAPinstalled) {
 			return false;
 		}
-		if(!$this->configured) {
+		if(!$this->ignoreValidation && !$this->configured) {
 			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap',
 								'Configuration is invalid, cannot connect',
 								\OCP\Util::WARN);
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/wizard.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/wizard.php
index c5e9eb6118e..4766451fe63 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/lib/wizard.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/wizard.php
@@ -1072,6 +1072,8 @@ class Wizard extends LDAPUtility {
 	private function getAccess() {
 		$con = new Connection($this->ldap, '', null);
 		$con->setConfiguration($this->configuration->getConfiguration());
+		$con->ldapConfigurationActive = true;
+		$con->setIgnoreValidation(true);
 		$ldapAccess = new Access($con, $this->ldap);
 		return $ldapAccess;
 	}