diff --git a/tests/progs/slapd-tester.c b/tests/progs/slapd-tester.c
index 5e7e49b7df..c00fed0ab4 100644
--- a/tests/progs/slapd-tester.c
+++ b/tests/progs/slapd-tester.c
@@ -1060,6 +1060,9 @@ get_read_entries( char *filename, char *entries[], char *filters[] )
 				ldap_free_urldesc( lud );
 
 			} else {
+				if ( filters != NULL )
+					filters[entry] = NULL;
+
 				entries[entry] = ArgDup( line );
 			}