diff --git a/backend/backend/settings.py b/backend/backend/settings.py
index bf7e141..1714f7e 100644
--- a/backend/backend/settings.py
+++ b/backend/backend/settings.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ DEBUG = True
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
 
 import ldap
-from django_auth_ldap.config import LDAPSearch
+from django_auth_ldap.config import LDAPSearch, GroupOfNamesType
 
 AUTH_LDAP_SERVER_URI = config.ldap.uri
 AUTH_LDAP_BIND_DN = config.ldap.bind_dn
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ AUTH_LDAP_USER_SEARCH = LDAPSearch(
     config.ldap.search_dn, ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE, config.ldap.search_filter
 )
 
+
+AUTH_LDAP_GROUP_TYPE = GroupOfNamesType()
+
+AUTH_LDAP_GROUP_SEARCH = LDAPSearch(
+    'ou=roles,dc=neulandlabor,dc=de',
+    ldap.SCOPE_ONELEVEL,
+    '(objectClass=groupOfNames)',
+)
+
 AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
     "django_auth_ldap.backend.LDAPBackend",
     "django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend",