diff --git a/ipaserver/install/plugins/fix_replica_agreements.py b/ipaserver/install/plugins/fix_replica_agreements.py
index 413bf877d..a2aa4bce4 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/plugins/fix_replica_agreements.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/plugins/fix_replica_agreements.py
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ class update_replica_attribute_lists(Updater):
     def execute(self, **options):
         # We need an IPAdmin connection to the backend
         self.log.debug("Start replication agreement exclude list update task")
-        conn = ipaldap.IPAdmin(self.api.env.host, ldapi=True,
-                               realm=self.api.env.realm)
-        conn.do_external_bind(pwd.getpwuid(os.geteuid()).pw_name)
+        conn = self.api.Backend.ldap2
 
         repl = replication.ReplicationManager(self.api.env.realm,
                                               self.api.env.host,