diff --git a/roles/ldap_server/library/ldap_permissions.py b/roles/ldap_server/library/ldap_permissions.py
index fe1858e56409565a5a61414eb1883a909ae2ce0b..a1d92abc5b7a9eae66a4dfae1023a7ec842d63e2 100644
--- a/roles/ldap_server/library/ldap_permissions.py
+++ b/roles/ldap_server/library/ldap_permissions.py
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ class LDAPPermissions(object):
         databases = self._get_database()
 
         if databases == []:
-            raise DatabaseFilteringError("No database matched filter: %s" % self.filter)
+            raise DatabaseFilteringError("No database matched filter: %s" % self.ldap_filter)
         elif len(databases) > 1:
-            raise DatabaseFilteringError("More than one databases matched filter: %s" % self.filter)
+            raise DatabaseFilteringError("More than one databases matched filter: %s" % self.ldap_filter)
 
         database = databases[0]