diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
index 9b2d032796..cdb9c581ee 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ retry:
 				rs->sr_attrs = op->ors_attrs;
 				rs->sr_operational_attrs = NULL;
 				rs->sr_flags = 0;
+				rs->sr_err = LDAP_SUCCESS;
 				rc = rs->sr_err = send_search_entry( op, rs );
 				if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &ent.e_name ) ) {
 					assert( ent.e_name.bv_val != bdn.bv_val );