diff --git a/ldapcherry/backend/backendLdap.py b/ldapcherry/backend/backendLdap.py
index bf48c6b..a978019 100644
--- a/ldapcherry/backend/backendLdap.py
+++ b/ldapcherry/backend/backendLdap.py
@@ -58,20 +58,20 @@ class Backend(ldapcherry.backend.Backend):
 
     def _connect(self):
         ldap_client = ldap.initialize(self.uri)
-        ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_REFERRALS, 0)
-        ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_TIMEOUT, self.timeout)
+        ldap_client.set_option(ldap.OPT_REFERRALS, 0)
+        ldap_client.set_option(ldap.OPT_TIMEOUT, self.timeout)
         if self.starttls == 'on':
-            ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_DEMAND, True)
+            ldap_client.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_DEMAND, True)
         else:
-            ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_DEMAND, False)
+            ldap_client.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_DEMAND, False)
         if self.ca and self.checkcert == 'on':
-            ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_CACERTFILE, self.ca)
+            ldap_client.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_CACERTFILE, self.ca)
         #else:
-        #    ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_CACERTFILE, '')
+        #    ldap_client.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_CACERTFILE, '')
         if self.checkcert == 'off':
-            ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_REQUIRE_CERT, ldap.OPT_X_TLS_ALLOW)
+            ldap_client.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_REQUIRE_CERT, ldap.OPT_X_TLS_ALLOW)
         else:
-            ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_REQUIRE_CERT, ldap.OPT_X_TLS_DEMAND)
+            ldap_client.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_REQUIRE_CERT, ldap.OPT_X_TLS_DEMAND)
         if self.starttls == 'on':
             try:
                 ldap_client.start_tls_s()
diff --git a/tests/test_BackendLdap.py b/tests/test_BackendLdap.py
index 60be994..752c6b4 100644
--- a/tests/test_BackendLdap.py
+++ b/tests/test_BackendLdap.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import sys
 from sets import Set
 from ldapcherry.backend.backendLdap import Backend, DelUserDontExists
 from ldapcherry.exceptions import * 
+from disable import travis_disabled
 import cherrypy
 import logging
 import ldap
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ class TestError(object):
         inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log, 'ldap', attr, 'uid')
         return True
 
+    @travis_disabled
     def testConnectSSLNoCheck(self):
         cfg2 = cfg.copy()
         cfg2['uri'] = 'ldaps://ldap.ldapcherry.org:637'
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ class TestError(object):
         ldap.simple_bind_s(inv.binddn, inv.bindpassword)
         return True
 
+    @travis_disabled
     def testConnectSSL(self):
         cfg2 = cfg.copy()
         cfg2['uri'] = 'ldaps://ldap.dnscherry.org:637'
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ class TestError(object):
         else:
             raise AssertionError("expected an exception")
 
+    @travis_disabled
     def testConnectSSLWrongCA(self):
         cfg2 = cfg.copy()
         cfg2['uri'] = 'ldaps://ldap.ldapcherry.org:637'
@@ -92,6 +96,7 @@ class TestError(object):
         except ldap.SERVER_DOWN as e:
             assert e[0]['info'] == 'TLS: hostname does not match CN in peer certificate'
 
+    @travis_disabled
     def testConnectStartTLS(self):
         cfg2 = cfg.copy()
         cfg2['uri'] = 'ldap://ldap.ldapcherry.org:390'
@@ -105,8 +110,6 @@ class TestError(object):
         except ldap.SERVER_DOWN as e:
             assert e[0]['info'] == 'TLS: hostname does not match CN in peer certificate'
 
-
-
     def testAuthSuccess(self):
         inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log, 'ldap', attr, 'uid')
         return True