diff --git a/contrib/slapd-modules/vc/vc.c b/contrib/slapd-modules/vc/vc.c
index 2039556ecb..87172cc0ba 100644
--- a/contrib/slapd-modules/vc/vc.c
+++ b/contrib/slapd-modules/vc/vc.c
@@ -289,16 +289,14 @@ vc_exop(
 			goto done;
 		}
 		conn->refcnt++;
+		operation_counters_init( conn->op, op->o_threadctx );
 		ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &vc_mutex );
 
 	} else {
-		void *thrctx;
-
 		conn = (vc_conn_t *)SLAP_CALLOC( 1, sizeof( vc_conn_t ) );
 		conn->refcnt = 1;
 
-		thrctx = ldap_pvt_thread_pool_context();
-		connection_fake_init2( &conn->connbuf, &conn->opbuf, thrctx, 0 );
+		connection_fake_init2( &conn->connbuf, &conn->opbuf, op->o_threadctx, 0 );
 		conn->op = &conn->opbuf.ob_op;
 		snprintf( conn->op->o_log_prefix, sizeof( conn->op->o_log_prefix ),
 			"%s VERIFYCREDENTIALS", op->o_log_prefix );