diff --git a/ldapscripts/centos/build_srpm.data b/ldapscripts/centos/build_srpm.data
index 0beff5c..5327613 100644
--- a/ldapscripts/centos/build_srpm.data
+++ b/ldapscripts/centos/build_srpm.data
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 COPY_LIST="files/* \
            $CGCS_BASE/downloads/ldapscripts-2.0.8.tgz"
-TIS_PATCH_VER=1
+TIS_PATCH_VER=2
diff --git a/ldapscripts/centos/ldapscripts.spec b/ldapscripts/centos/ldapscripts.spec
index 3baeb1f..263e38d 100644
--- a/ldapscripts/centos/ldapscripts.spec
+++ b/ldapscripts/centos/ldapscripts.spec
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Patch2: log_timestamp.patch
 Patch3: ldap-user-setup-support.patch
 Patch4: ldap-user-setup-support-input-validation.patch
 Patch5: ldap-user-setup-noninteractive-mode-fix.patch
+Patch6: allow-anonymous-bind-for-ldap-search.patch
 
 %define debug_package %{nil}
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ Shell scripts that allow to manage POSIX accounts (users, groups, machines) in a
 %patch3 -p1
 %patch4 -p1
 %patch5 -p1
+%patch6 -p1
 
 
 %build
diff --git a/ldapscripts/files/allow-anonymous-bind-for-ldap-search.patch b/ldapscripts/files/allow-anonymous-bind-for-ldap-search.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2e0129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ldapscripts/files/allow-anonymous-bind-for-ldap-search.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+From bee43b9f75ee7a2cee0391319528264014d775f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Kam Nasim <kam.nasim@windriver.com>
+Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:58:03 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] ldapscripts - allow anonymous bind for ldap search
+
+---
+ lib/runtime | 7 +++++--
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/lib/runtime b/lib/runtime
+index 012ac95..18acf3f 100644
+--- a/lib/runtime
++++ b/lib/runtime
+@@ -197,8 +197,11 @@ _ldapsearch () {
+   elif [ -n "$BINDPWDFILE" ]
+   then
+     $LDAPSEARCHBIN $LDAPBINOPTS $LDAPSEARCHOPTS -y "$BINDPWDFILE" -D "$BINDDN" -b "${1:-$SUFFIX}" -xH "$SERVER" -s sub -LLL "${2:-(objectclass=*)}" "${3:-*}" 2>>"$LOGFILE" 
+-  else
++  elif [ -n "$BINDPWD" ]
++  then
+     $LDAPSEARCHBIN $LDAPBINOPTS $LDAPSEARCHOPTS -w "$BINDPWD" -D "$BINDDN" -b "${1:-$SUFFIX}" -xH "$SERVER" -s sub -LLL "${2:-(objectclass=*)}" "${3:-*}" 2>>"$LOGFILE" 
++  else
++    $LDAPSEARCHBIN $LDAPBINOPTS $LDAPSEARCHOPTS -D "$BINDDN" -b "${1:-$SUFFIX}" -xH "$SERVER" -s sub -LLL "${2:-(objectclass=*)}" "${3:-*}" 2>>"$LOGFILE" 
+   fi
+ }
+ 
+@@ -785,7 +788,7 @@ then
+     then
+       warn_log "Warning : using command-line passwords, ldapscripts may not be safe"
+     else
+-      end_die "Unable to read password file $BINDPWDFILE, exiting..."
++      warn_log "Warning: Unable to read password file $BINDPWDFILE, binding anonymously..."
+     fi
+   fi
+ fi
+-- 
+1.8.3.1
+