diff --git a/flaschengeist/plugins/auth_ldap/__init__.py b/flaschengeist/plugins/auth_ldap/__init__.py
index 627325a..f017815 100644
--- a/flaschengeist/plugins/auth_ldap/__init__.py
+++ b/flaschengeist/plugins/auth_ldap/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ from typing import Optional
 from flask_ldapconn import LDAPConn
 from flask import current_app as app
 from ldap3.core.exceptions import LDAPPasswordIsMandatoryError, LDAPBindError
-from ldap3 import SUBTREE, MODIFY_REPLACE, MODIFY_ADD, MODIFY_DELETE
+from ldap3 import SUBTREE, MODIFY_REPLACE, MODIFY_ADD, MODIFY_DELETE, HASHED_SALTED_SHA
+from ldap3.utils.hashed import hashed
 from werkzeug.exceptions import BadRequest, InternalServerError, NotFound
 
 from flaschengeist import logger
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ class AuthLDAP(AuthPlugin):
                 password_hash = base64.b64encode(pbkdf2_hmac("sha512", password.encode("utf-8"), salt, rounds)).decode()
                 return f"{{PBKDF2-SHA512}}{rounds}${base64.b64encode(salt).decode()}${password_hash}"
             else:
-                return f"{{SSHA}}{base64.b64encode(sha1(password + salt) + salt)}"
+                return hashed(HASHED_SALTED_SHA, password)
 
     def _get_groups(self, uid):
         groups = []