diff --git a/src/libnsdb/fileserver.c b/src/libnsdb/fileserver.c
index cffea59..965f1a1 100644
--- a/src/libnsdb/fileserver.c
+++ b/src/libnsdb/fileserver.c
@@ -704,10 +704,10 @@ FedFsStatus
 nsdb_get_naming_contexts_s(nsdb_t host, char ***contexts)
 {
 	LDAPMessage *response, *message;
-	LDAP *ld = host->fn_ldap;
 	FedFsStatus retval;
 	int entries;
 	char **tmp;
+	LDAP *ld;
 
 	if (host == NULL)
 		return FEDFS_ERR_INVAL;
@@ -718,6 +718,7 @@ nsdb_get_naming_contexts_s(nsdb_t host, char ***contexts)
 	if (contexts == NULL)
 		return FEDFS_ERR_INVAL;
 
+	ld = host->fn_ldap;
 	host->fn_ldaperr = nsdb_search_nsdb_attr_s(ld, LDAP_ROOT_DSE,
 							"(objectClass=*)",
 							"namingContexts",