diff --git a/lib/Net/LDAP3.php b/lib/Net/LDAP3.php
index 815eeac5e3fca6b54b15b787576540258e04d081..642d0e8906e3821dd534b9ba250348ac1b860f3d 100644
--- a/lib/Net/LDAP3.php
+++ b/lib/Net/LDAP3.php
@@ -123,16 +123,15 @@ class Net_LDAP3
     protected $_current_host;
     protected $_metadata;
     protected $_vlv_indexes_and_searches;
-    protected $values = array();
 
     public function __get( $key )
     {
-        return $this->values[ $key ];
+        return $this->config[ $key ];
     }
 
     public function __set( $key, $value )
     {
-        $this->values[ $key ] = $value;
+        $this->config[ $key ] = $value;
     }
 
     /**