diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-ejabberd/recipes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-ejabberd/recipes/default.rb
index 39a1ec6..cdde575 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-ejabberd/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-ejabberd/recipes/default.rb
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ modules:
 ]
 
 ldap_domain = node['kosmos-dirsrv']['master_hostname']
-ldap_encryption_type = node.chef_environment == "development" ? "none" : "tls"
+ldap_encryption_type = "none"
 ldap_base = "cn=users,dc=kosmos,dc=org"
 
 admin_users = ejabberd_credentials['admins']