diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c
index 3c2d93fddac7ea719f6c12ec07f7a3baeb646f9e..2cf234e1020b97360e3e26a68a88c781c801536c 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c
@@ -1575,6 +1575,7 @@ retry:;
 			op->o_tag = o_tag;
 			rs->sr_text = "Proxy can't contact remote server";
 			send_ldap_result( op, rs );
+			rs->sr_err = SLAPD_DISCONNECT;
 		}
 
 		rc = 0;
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/delete.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/delete.c
index be3053b59ea1c5b887870ba7a228d0499c3d9dad..06e39f51d5a96d8569ca5d231bd8f41980a01b2e 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/delete.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/delete.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ retry:
 	rc = ldap_back_controls_add( op, rs, lc, &ctrls );
 	if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
 		send_ldap_result( op, rs );
-		rc = rs->sr_err;
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
@@ -82,5 +81,5 @@ cleanup:
 		ldap_back_release_conn( li, lc );
 	}
 
-	return rc;
+	return rs->sr_err;
 }
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/modify.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/modify.c
index 50cc5ea8ec6732ee3571b5b2eb64bcae52d09b0c..d9de25054deebd03dab393d8f22d9a1e1fe7e16f 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/modify.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/modify.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ retry:;
 	rc = ldap_back_controls_add( op, rs, lc, &ctrls );
 	if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
 		send_ldap_result( op, rs );
-		rc = -1;
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
@@ -132,6 +131,6 @@ cleanup:;
 		ldap_back_release_conn( li, lc );
 	}
 
-	return rc;
+	return rs->sr_err;
 }
 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/modrdn.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/modrdn.c
index ecbb6b8b8b8b2e283c2ce18f9fd64792586bb7e4..87f8a6847c5390978f2ab5a6b2c28395b134e332 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/modrdn.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/modrdn.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ retry:
 	rc = ldap_back_controls_add( op, rs, lc, &ctrls );
 	if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
 		send_ldap_result( op, rs );
-		rc = -1;
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
@@ -119,6 +118,6 @@ cleanup:
 		ldap_back_release_conn( li, lc );
 	}
 
-	return rc;
+	return rs->sr_err;
 }
 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
index 41cb685e18744f171a6c09c55357cd60cecfbdad..3a08b96851c8ab5fdd0082b7b2034e0a956c8355 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ finish:;
 		ldap_back_release_conn( li, lc );
 	}
 
+	if ( rs->sr_err == LDAP_UNAVAILABLE )
+		rs->sr_err = SLAPD_DISCONNECT;
 	return rs->sr_err;
 }