diff --git a/sandbox/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/support/transaction/RebindRecordingOperation.java b/sandbox/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/support/transaction/RebindRecordingOperation.java
index 675f670f..93cf9b32 100644
--- a/sandbox/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/support/transaction/RebindRecordingOperation.java
+++ b/sandbox/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/support/transaction/RebindRecordingOperation.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class RebindRecordingOperation implements
 
     private LdapOperations ldapOperations;
 
-    private TempEntryRenamingStrategy renamingStrategy;
+    private TempEntryRenamingStrategy renamingStrategy = new DefaultTempEntryRenamingStrategy();
 
     /**
      * Constructor.