diff --git a/lib/Net/LDAP3.php b/lib/Net/LDAP3.php
index 0fc63f27f03c11e305ad6f7b964bb1bf97016491..3e18908dd7e1a3e0198c16de602bbc8aec9934b5 100644
--- a/lib/Net/LDAP3.php
+++ b/lib/Net/LDAP3.php
@@ -123,16 +123,15 @@ class Net_LDAP3 implements Serializable
     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;
     }
 
     /**