diff --git a/config/ldap/init-ldap-acls.sh b/config/ldap/init-ldap-acls.sh
index 67c6bfc..8141a20 100755
--- a/config/ldap/init-ldap-acls.sh
+++ b/config/ldap/init-ldap-acls.sh
@@ -1,26 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eu
 
-# load OpenLDAP environment and functions
-. /opt/bitnami/scripts/libopenldap.sh
-
-trap ldap_stop EXIT
-
-# start LDAP in background
-ldap_start_bg
-
-# wait until LDAP is started
-while ! ldapsearch -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -b "cn=admin,dc=opencloud,dc=eu" >/dev/null 2>&1; do
-    echo "Waiting for LDAP to start..."
-    sleep 1
-done
-
 # apply acls
 echo -n "Applying acls... "
-ldapmodify -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -f /opt/bitnami/openldap/etc/schema/50_acls.ldif
+slapmodify -F /opt/bitnami/openldap/etc/slapd.d -b cn=config -l /opt/bitnami/openldap/etc/schema/50_acls.ldif
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
     echo "done."
 else
     echo "failed."
 fi
-
diff --git a/config/ldap/ldif/50_acls.ldif b/config/ldap/ldif/50_acls.ldif
index 0384f10..5698f73 100644
--- a/config/ldap/ldif/50_acls.ldif
+++ b/config/ldap/ldif/50_acls.ldif
@@ -7,6 +7,3 @@ olcAccess: {0}to dn.subtree="dc=opencloud,dc=eu" attrs=entry,uid,objectClass,ent
 olcAccess: {1}to attrs=userPassword
   by self write
   by * auth
-olcAccess: {2}to *
-  by dn.base="uid=admin,ou=users,dc=opencloud,dc=eu" write
-  by * none