diff --git a/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c b/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c
index 4fd08f1728..543c6cefba 100644
--- a/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c
+++ b/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ static void print_syncinfo(
 	ber_init2( syncinfo, data, 0 );
 
 	printf(_("# SyncInfo Received: "));
-	tag = ber_skip_tag( syncinfo, &len );
+	tag = ber_peek_tag( syncinfo, &len );
 	switch (tag) {
 		case LDAP_TAG_SYNC_NEW_COOKIE: {
 			printf(_("new cookie\n"));
@@ -1821,7 +1821,11 @@ static void print_syncinfo(
 			} break;
 		case LDAP_TAG_SYNC_REFRESH_DELETE: {
 			ber_int_t done = 1;
+
 			printf(_("refresh delete\n"));
+			/* Skip sequence tag first */
+			ber_skip_tag( syncinfo, &len );
+
 			tag = ber_peek_tag( syncinfo, &len );
 			if ( tag == LDAP_TAG_SYNC_COOKIE ) {
 				ber_scanf( syncinfo, "m", &cookie );
@@ -1852,7 +1856,11 @@ static void print_syncinfo(
 			} break;
 		case LDAP_TAG_SYNC_REFRESH_PRESENT: {
 			ber_int_t done = 1;
+
 			printf(_("refresh present\n"));
+			/* Skip sequence tag first */
+			ber_skip_tag( syncinfo, &len );
+
 			tag = ber_peek_tag( syncinfo, &len );
 			if ( tag == LDAP_TAG_SYNC_COOKIE ) {
 				ber_scanf( syncinfo, "m", &cookie );
@@ -1886,6 +1894,9 @@ static void print_syncinfo(
 			BerVarray uuids;
 
 			printf(_("ID Set\n"));
+			/* Skip sequence tag first */
+			ber_skip_tag( syncinfo, &len );
+
 			tag = ber_peek_tag( syncinfo, &len );
 			if ( tag == LDAP_TAG_SYNC_COOKIE ) {
 				ber_scanf( syncinfo, "m", &cookie );