diff -r 40c3719c87d4 -r 3e5572aeee55 shelldap
--- a/shelldap	Tue Sep 06 16:05:31 2011 -0700
+++ b/shelldap	Tue Sep 06 16:05:34 2011 -0700
@@ -1513,7 +1513,8 @@
 
 		# if this entry is a container for other entries, append a
 		# trailing slash.
-		$dn .= '/'  if ($e->get_value('hasSubordinates') eq 'TRUE');
+		$dn .= '/'  if $e->get_value('hasSubordinates') &&
+			$e->get_value('hasSubordinates') eq 'TRUE';
 
 		# additional arguments/attributes were given; show their values
 		#