diff --git a/Classes/Library/Ldap.php b/Classes/Library/Ldap.php
index 3ed5cca5..8740bcc2 100755
--- a/Classes/Library/Ldap.php
+++ b/Classes/Library/Ldap.php
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ public function validateUser(
      * @param bool $firstEntry
      * @param int $limit
      * @param bool $continueLastSearch
+     * @param bool $usePagination
      * @return array
      */
     public function search(
@@ -197,7 +198,8 @@ public function search(
         array $attributes = [],
         bool $firstEntry = false,
         int $limit = 0,
-        bool $continueLastSearch = false
+        bool $continueLastSearch = false,
+        bool $usePagination = true
     ): array
     {
         $result = [];
@@ -212,7 +214,8 @@ public function search(
             $firstEntry ? 1 : $limit,
             $timeLimit,
             $dereferenceAliases,
-            $continueLastSearch
+            $continueLastSearch,
+            $usePagination
         )) {
             if ($firstEntry) {
                 $result = $this->ldapUtility->getFirstEntry();
diff --git a/Classes/Library/LdapGroup.php b/Classes/Library/LdapGroup.php
index 4892c0bb..277a1491 100755
--- a/Classes/Library/LdapGroup.php
+++ b/Classes/Library/LdapGroup.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public static function selectFromMembership(
                 continue;
             }
             if ($extendedCheck) {
-                $ldapGroup = $ldapInstance->search($groupDn, $filter, $attributes);
+                $ldapGroup = $ldapInstance->search($groupDn, $filter, $attributes, false, 0, false, false);
             } else {
                 $parts = explode(',', $groupDn);
                 list($firstAttribute, $value) = explode('=', $parts[0]);
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ public static function selectFromUser(
         $filter = str_replace('{USERDN}', $ldapInstance->escapeDnForFilter($userDn), $filter);
         $filter = str_replace('{USERUID}', $ldapInstance->escapeDnForFilter($userUid), $filter);
 
-        $groups = $ldapInstance->search($baseDn, $filter, $attributes);
+        // Known limitation: we support up to 500 (\Causal\IgLdapSsoAuth\Utility\LdapUtility::MAX_ENTRIES) groups per user
+        $groups = $ldapInstance->search($baseDn, $filter, $attributes, false, 0, false, false);
         return $groups;
     }
 
diff --git a/Classes/Utility/LdapUtility.php b/Classes/Utility/LdapUtility.php
index b7cddd85..2df36c14 100644
--- a/Classes/Utility/LdapUtility.php
+++ b/Classes/Utility/LdapUtility.php
@@ -337,7 +337,8 @@ public function search(
         int $sizeLimit = 0,
         int $timeLimit = 0,
         int $dereferenceAliases = LDAP_DEREF_NEVER,
-        bool $continueLastSearch = false
+        bool $continueLastSearch = false,
+        bool $usePagination = true
     ): bool
     {
         if (!$baseDn) {
@@ -350,18 +351,22 @@ public function search(
         }
 
         if ($this->connection) {
-            if (!$continueLastSearch) {
-                // Reset the pagination cookie
-                $this->paginationCookie = null;
-            }
+            $controls = null;
+            if ($usePagination) {
+                if (!$continueLastSearch) {
+                    // Reset the pagination cookie
+                    $this->paginationCookie = null;
+                }
+
+                $ldapControls = ldap_read($this->connection, '', '(objectClass=*)', ['supportedControl']);
+                $ldapEntries = ldap_get_entries($this->connection, $ldapControls);
+                if (isset($ldapEntries[0]['supportedcontrol']) && in_array(LDAP_CONTROL_PAGEDRESULTS, $ldapEntries[0]['supportedcontrol'])) {
+                    $this->hasPagination = true;
+                }
 
-            $ldapControls = ldap_read($this->connection, '', '(objectClass=*)', ['supportedControl']);
-            $ldapEntries = ldap_get_entries($this->connection, $ldapControls);
-            if (isset($ldapEntries[0]['supportedcontrol']) && in_array(LDAP_CONTROL_PAGEDRESULTS, $ldapEntries[0]['supportedcontrol'])) {
-                $this->hasPagination = true;
+                $controls = [['oid' => LDAP_CONTROL_PAGEDRESULTS, 'value' => ['size' => static::MAX_ENTRIES, 'cookie' => $this->paginationCookie]]];
             }
 
-            $controls = [['oid' => LDAP_CONTROL_PAGEDRESULTS, 'value' => ['size' => static::MAX_ENTRIES, 'cookie' => $this->paginationCookie]]];
             $this->searchResult = @ldap_search(
                 $this->connection,
                 $baseDn,