diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index d54f33c..8ef1664 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ services:
       LDAP_URI: 'ldap://ldap.example.com'
       LDAP_DEFAULT_BIND_DN: 'ccn=foo_app,ou=applications,dc=companyname,dc=de'
       LDAP_DEAULT_AUTHTOK: 'foobarbaz'
+      LDAP_USER_SEARCH_BASE: 'ou=members,dc=companyname,dc=de'
 ```
diff --git a/sssd.conf b/sssd.conf
index 80f956c..c6ee821 100644
--- a/sssd.conf
+++ b/sssd.conf
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ldap_default_bind_dn = $LDAP_DEFAULT_BIND_DN
 ldap_default_authtok = $LDAP_DEFAULT_AUTHTOK
 ldap_default_authtok_type = password
 
-ldap_user_search_base = ou=members,dc=neulandlabor,dc=de
+ldap_user_search_base = $LDAP_USER_SEARCH_BASE
 ldap_user_ssh_public_key = businessCategory
 
 ldap_id_use_start_tls = False