diff --git a/aleksis/apps/ldap/util/ldap_sync.py b/aleksis/apps/ldap/util/ldap_sync.py
index aeae76d89541c15b019813df8bf731ff4d9d35ce..3148d8d54c2df3528ee704bc344a9ef6d5b0aead 100644
--- a/aleksis/apps/ldap/util/ldap_sync.py
+++ b/aleksis/apps/ldap/util/ldap_sync.py
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ def mass_ldap_import():
 
         # Find out whether the User object would be created, but do not save
         user, created = backend.get_or_build_user(uid, ldap_user)
+        if created:
+            user.save()
 
         if created or config.LDAP_SYNC_ON_UPDATE:
             try: