diff --git a/servers/slapd/slapi/plugin.c b/servers/slapd/slapi/plugin.c
index e9793cb72e..5cabd8a731 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/slapi/plugin.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/slapi/plugin.c
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ slapi_int_get_plugins(
 		}
 	}
 
+	*pTmpFuncPtr = NULL;
+
 
 done:
 	if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS && *ppFuncPtrs != NULL ) {