diff --git a/servers/slapd/connection.c b/servers/slapd/connection.c
index 108c80a63f..3f116b6ecc 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/connection.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/connection.c
@@ -436,6 +436,9 @@ long connection_init(
     if ( use_tls ) {
 	    c->c_is_tls = 1;
 	    c->c_needs_tls_accept = 1;
+    } else {
+	    c->c_is_tls = 0;
+	    c->c_needs_tls_accept = 0;
     }
 #endif