diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/LdapSync.php b/app/Console/Commands/LdapSync.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3b10b6e4c7..162a65d5a8
--- a/app/Console/Commands/LdapSync.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/LdapSync.php
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ class LdapSync extends Command
             LOG::debug('Location ID '.$this->option('location_id').' passed');
             LOG::debug('Importing to '.$location->name.' ('.$location->id.')');
         } else {
-            $location = new Location;
-        }
+	    $location = NULL;
+	}
 
         if (!isset($location)) {
-            LOG::debug('That location is invalid, so no location will be assigned by default.');
+            LOG::debug('That location is invalid or a location was not provided, so no location will be assigned by default.');
         }
 
         // Grab subsets based on location-specific DNs, and overwrite location for these users.