diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa58919..fef3d32 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- 🚸 — Use ReconnectLDAPObject
+
 ## 0.9.0
 
 Date: 2025-02-18
diff --git a/argos/server/main.py b/argos/server/main.py
index 830a863..22d9090 100644
--- a/argos/server/main.py
+++ b/argos/server/main.py
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ def get_application() -> FastAPI:
     if config.general.ldap is not None:
         import ldap
 
-        appli.state.ldap = ldap.initialize(config.general.ldap.uri)
+        appli.state.ldap = ldap.ldapobject.ReconnectLDAPObject(
+            config.general.ldap.uri, retry_max=5, retry_delay=5
+        )
 
     @appli.state.manager.user_loader()
     async def query_user(user: str) -> None | str | models.User: