diff --git a/dal/ungleich_ldap.py b/dal/ungleich_ldap.py
index 3ff81f5..1dedbc9 100644
--- a/dal/ungleich_ldap.py
+++ b/dal/ungleich_ldap.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class LdapManager:
         logger.debug("{uid} does not exist. Using it".format(uid=uidNumber))
         self._set_max_uid(uidNumber)
         try:
-            uid = user.encode("utf-8")
+            uid = user  # user.encode("utf-8")
             conn.add("uid={uid},{customer_dn}".format(
                     uid=uid, customer_dn=settings.LDAP_CUSTOMER_DN
                 ),