diff --git a/src/test/ldap/LdapServer.pm b/src/test/ldap/LdapServer.pm
index 9a4d36bba9..ae2a1894cf 100644
--- a/src/test/ldap/LdapServer.pm
+++ b/src/test/ldap/LdapServer.pm
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ sub new
 
 		pidfile $slapd_pidfile
 		logfile $slapd_logfile
+		logfile-only on
 
 		access to *
 		        by * read