diff --git a/tests/data/slapd-proxycache.conf b/tests/data/slapd-proxycache.conf
index 37163278d7..de837f3b93 100644
--- a/tests/data/slapd-proxycache.conf
+++ b/tests/data/slapd-proxycache.conf
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ argsfile    ./testrun/slapd.2.args
 database	ldap
 suffix          "o=University of Michigan,c=US"
 rootdn          "o=University of Michigan,c=US"
-uri		ldap://127.0.0.1:9011
+uri		ldap://127.0.0.1:9011/o=University%20of%20Michigan%2cc=US
 
 overlay proxycache
 proxycache	@BACKEND@ 100 2 @ENTRY_LIMIT@ @CACHETTL@