diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/core/support/DefaultTlsDirContextAuthenticationStrategy.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/core/support/DefaultTlsDirContextAuthenticationStrategy.java
index 651ee981..354a0ae7 100755
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/core/support/DefaultTlsDirContextAuthenticationStrategy.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/core/support/DefaultTlsDirContextAuthenticationStrategy.java
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ public class DefaultTlsDirContextAuthenticationStrategy extends AbstractTlsDirCo
 		ctx.addToEnvironment(Context.SECURITY_AUTHENTICATION, SIMPLE_AUTHENTICATION);
 		ctx.addToEnvironment(Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL, userDn);
 		ctx.addToEnvironment(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS, password);
-		// Force reconnect with user credentials
-		ctx.reconnect(null);
+		// Force a server call as we have updated the environment (gh-430, gh-502)
+		ctx.lookup("");
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ldap/core/support/DefaultTlsDirContextAuthenticationStrategyTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ldap/core/support/DefaultTlsDirContextAuthenticationStrategyTests.java
index 9b7cdced..cd350b33 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ldap/core/support/DefaultTlsDirContextAuthenticationStrategyTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ldap/core/support/DefaultTlsDirContextAuthenticationStrategyTests.java
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ public class DefaultTlsDirContextAuthenticationStrategyTests {
 
 	private DefaultTlsDirContextAuthenticationStrategy strategy = new DefaultTlsDirContextAuthenticationStrategy();
 
-	// gh-430
+	// gh-430, gh-502
 	@Test
-	public void applyAuthenticationThenReconnectInvoked() throws Exception {
+	public void applyAuthenticationThenLookupInvoked() throws Exception {
 		this.strategy.applyAuthentication(this.context, "username", "password");
 
-		verify(this.context).reconnect(null);
+		verify(this.context).lookup("");
 	}
 }
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