diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts_ldap.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts_ldap.inc.php
index 4797cf1a59..0415180acf 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts_ldap.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts_ldap.inc.php
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 		{
 			global $phpgw_info, $phpgw;
 
-			if (!$account_id) { $account_id =  mt_rand (100, 600000); }
+			if (!$account_id) { $account_id =  mt_rand (100, 65535); }
 			// auto_increment/serial in the db won't necessarily work for ldap, nor would
 			// randomization.  Need to check for lastid in ldap, then create newid for sql and ldap