diff --git a/shelldap b/shelldap
index ec17ed8..e97b0d4 100755
--- a/shelldap
+++ b/shelldap
@@ -857,8 +857,7 @@ sub display
 	my $use_pager = shift;
 
 	unless ( $dn ) {
-		print "No dn provided.\n";
-		return;
+		$dn = '.'
 	}
 
 	# support '.'