diff --git a/bind-dyndb-ldap-reconnection.patch b/bind-dyndb-ldap-reconnection.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fee7e52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bind-dyndb-ldap-reconnection.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+diff -up bind-dyndb-ldap-0.1.0a1/src/ldap_helper.c.reconnection bind-dyndb-ldap-0.1.0a1/src/ldap_helper.c
+--- bind-dyndb-ldap-0.1.0a1/src/ldap_helper.c.reconnection	2009-09-04 14:45:52.088622308 +0200
++++ bind-dyndb-ldap-0.1.0a1/src/ldap_helper.c	2009-09-04 14:55:25.643684393 +0200
+@@ -1521,10 +1521,11 @@ ldap_connect(ldap_instance_t *ldap_inst)
+ 	LDAP_OPT_CHECK(ret, "failed to set timeout: %s", ldap_err2string(ret));
+ 	*/
+ 
++	if (ldap_inst->handle != NULL)
++		ldap_unbind_ext_s(ldap_inst->handle, NULL, NULL);
+ 	ldap_inst->handle = ld;
+-	ldap_reconnect(ldap_inst);
+ 
+-	return ISC_R_SUCCESS;
++	return ldap_reconnect(ldap_inst);
+ 
+ cleanup:
+ 
+@@ -1636,11 +1637,10 @@ handle_connection_error(ldap_instance_t 
+ 		*result = ISC_R_SUCCESS;
+ 		ldap_inst->tries = 0;
+ 		return 0;
+-	} else if (err_code == LDAP_SERVER_DOWN) {
++	} else if (err_code == LDAP_SERVER_DOWN || err_code == LDAP_CONNECT_ERROR) {
+ 		if (ldap_inst->tries == 0)
+ 			log_error("connection to the LDAP server was lost");
+-		*result = ldap_reconnect(ldap_inst);
+-		if (*result == ISC_R_SUCCESS)
++		if (ldap_connect(ldap_inst) == ISC_R_SUCCESS)
+ 			return 1;
+ 	} else {
+ 		err_string = ldap_err2string(err_code);
diff --git a/bind-dyndb-ldap.spec b/bind-dyndb-ldap.spec
index b4a9f0d..4a6dccd 100644
--- a/bind-dyndb-ldap.spec
+++ b/bind-dyndb-ldap.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           bind-dyndb-ldap
 Version:        0.1.0
-Release:        0.3.a1%{?dist}
+Release:        0.4.a1%{?dist}
 Summary:        LDAP back-end plug-in for BIND
 
 Group:          System Environment/Libraries
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ BuildRequires:  openldap-devel
 Requires:       bind >= 9.6.1-0.3.b1
 
 Patch0:         bind-dyndb-ldap-bool_case.patch
+Patch1:         bind-dyndb-ldap-reconnection.patch
 
 %description
 This package provides an LDAP back-end plug-in for BIND. It features
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ off of your LDAP server.
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}a1
 
 %patch0 -p1 -b .bool_case
+%patch1 -p1 -b .reconnection
 
 
 %build
@@ -52,6 +54,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Sep 04 2009 Martin Nagy <mnagy@redhat.com> - 0.1.0-0.4.a1
+- fix reconnection to the LDAP server
+
 * Mon Aug 31 2009 Martin Nagy <mnagy@redhat.com> - 0.1.0-0.3.a1
 - Use uppercase boolean values (#520256)