diff --git a/src/externalldap.js b/src/externalldap.js
index 5c9b17501..c236ea8ed 100644
--- a/src/externalldap.js
+++ b/src/externalldap.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ async function setConfig(newConfig, auditSource) {
 
     await eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_EXTERNAL_LDAP_CONFIGURE, auditSource, { oldConfig: removePrivateFields(currentConfig), config: removePrivateFields(newConfig) });
 
-    await cron.handleExternalLdapChanged();
+    await cron.handleExternalLdapChanged(newConfig);
 }
 
 // performs service bind if required