diff --git a/tests/scripts/defines.sh b/tests/scripts/defines.sh
index f514d3c6f1..ed726d12e5 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/defines.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/defines.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ LDAPPASSWD="$CLIENTDIR/ldappasswd $TOOLARGS"
 LDAPSEARCH="$CLIENTDIR/ldapsearch $TOOLPROTO $TOOLARGS -LLL"
 LDAPRSEARCH="$CLIENTDIR/ldapsearch $TOOLPROTO $TOOLARGS"
 LDAPMODIFY="$CLIENTDIR/ldapmodify $TOOLPROTO $TOOLARGS"
-LDAPADD="$CLIENTDIR/ldapadd $TOOLPROTO $TOOLARGS"
+LDAPADD="$CLIENTDIR/ldapmodify -a $TOOLPROTO $TOOLARGS"
 LDAPMODRDN="$CLIENTDIR/ldapmodrdn $TOOLPROTO $TOOLARGS"
 LDAPWHOAMI="$CLIENTDIR/ldapwhoami $TOOLARGS"
 SLAPDTESTER=$PROGDIR/slapd-tester