diff --git a/.changeset/quiet-seals-fix.md b/.changeset/quiet-seals-fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7c98958be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/quiet-seals-fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-ldap': patch
+---
+
+Ignore search referrals instead of throwing an error.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-ldap/src/ldap/client.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-ldap/src/ldap/client.ts
index 414d043d3d..e778b0cfe4 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-ldap/src/ldap/client.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-ldap/src/ldap/client.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export class LdapClient {
           }
 
           res.on('searchReference', () => {
-            reject(new Error('Unable to handle referral'));
+            this.logger.warn('Received unsupported search referral');
           });
 
           res.on('searchEntry', entry => {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export class LdapClient {
           }
 
           res.on('searchReference', () => {
-            reject(new Error('Unable to handle referral'));
+            this.logger.warn('Received unsupported search referral');
           });
 
           res.on('searchEntry', entry => {