diff --git a/image/service/slapd/startup.sh b/image/service/slapd/startup.sh
index 1fb4a62..9f521a2 100755
--- a/image/service/slapd/startup.sh
+++ b/image/service/slapd/startup.sh
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ if [ ! -e "$FIRST_START_DONE" ]; then
   # database and config directory are empty
   # setup bootstrap config - Part 1
   #
-  if [ -z "$(ls -A -I lost+found -I .rmtab -I .gitignore /var/lib/ldap)" ] && \
-    [ -z "$(ls -A -I lost+found -I .rmtab -I .gitignore /etc/ldap/slapd.d)" ]; then
+  if [ -z "$(ls -A -I lost+found --ignore=.* /var/lib/ldap)" ] && \
+    [ -z "$(ls -A -I lost+found --ignore=.* /etc/ldap/slapd.d)" ]; then
 
     BOOTSTRAP=true
     log-helper info "Database and config directory are empty..."
@@ -133,14 +133,14 @@ EOF
   #
   # Error: the database directory (/var/lib/ldap) is empty but not the config directory (/etc/ldap/slapd.d)
   #
-  elif [ -z "$(ls -A -I lost+found -I .rmtab /var/lib/ldap)" ] && [ ! -z "$(ls -A -I lost+found -I .rmtab /etc/ldap/slapd.d)" ]; then
+  elif [ -z "$(ls -A -I lost+found --ignore=.* /var/lib/ldap)" ] && [ ! -z "$(ls -A -I lost+found --ignore=.* /etc/ldap/slapd.d)" ]; then
     log-helper error "Error: the database directory (/var/lib/ldap) is empty but not the config directory (/etc/ldap/slapd.d)"
     exit 1
 
   #
   # Error: the config directory (/etc/ldap/slapd.d) is empty but not the database directory (/var/lib/ldap)
   #
-  elif [ ! -z "$(ls -A -I lost+found -I .rmtab /var/lib/ldap)" ] && [ -z "$(ls -A -I lost+found -I .rmtab /etc/ldap/slapd.d)" ]; then
+  elif [ ! -z "$(ls -A -I lost+found --ignore=.* /var/lib/ldap)" ] && [ -z "$(ls -A -I lost+found --ignore=.* /etc/ldap/slapd.d)" ]; then
     log-helper error "Error: the config directory (/etc/ldap/slapd.d) is empty but not the database directory (/var/lib/ldap)"
     exit 1