diff --git a/DigitalData.UserManager.API/Program.cs b/DigitalData.UserManager.API/Program.cs
index e32fa5e..c7a8965 100644
--- a/DigitalData.UserManager.API/Program.cs
+++ b/DigitalData.UserManager.API/Program.cs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ try {
     //builder.Services.AddAutoMapper(typeof(DirectoryMappingProfile).Assembly);
     builder.Services.AddUserManager<UserManagerDbContext>();
 
+    builder.ConfigureBySection<DirectorySearchOptions>();
     builder.Services.AddDirectorySearchService();
 
     builder.Services.AddCookieBasedLocalizer();
diff --git a/DigitalData.UserManager.API/appsettings.json b/DigitalData.UserManager.API/appsettings.json
index 59994df..f9c56b4 100644
--- a/DigitalData.UserManager.API/appsettings.json
+++ b/DigitalData.UserManager.API/appsettings.json
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
   "AllowedOrigins": [ "http://172.24.12.39:85", "http://localhost:85", "http://localhost:4200", "http://localhost:5500", "https://localhost:7202" ],
   "UseSwagger": true,
   "RunAsWindowsService": false,
-  "DirectorySearch": {
+  "DirectorySearchOptions": {
     "ServerName": "DD-VMP01-DC01",
-    "Root": "DC=dd-gan,DC=local,DC=digitaldata,DC=works", 
+    "Root": "DC=dd-gan,DC=local,DC=digitaldata,DC=works",
     "UserCacheExpirationDays": 1,
     "CustomSearchFilters": {
       "User": "(&(objectClass=user)(sAMAccountName=*))",
diff --git a/DigitalData.UserManager.API/bin/Debug/net7.0/appsettings.json b/DigitalData.UserManager.API/bin/Debug/net7.0/appsettings.json
index 59994df..f9c56b4 100644
--- a/DigitalData.UserManager.API/bin/Debug/net7.0/appsettings.json
+++ b/DigitalData.UserManager.API/bin/Debug/net7.0/appsettings.json
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
   "AllowedOrigins": [ "http://172.24.12.39:85", "http://localhost:85", "http://localhost:4200", "http://localhost:5500", "https://localhost:7202" ],
   "UseSwagger": true,
   "RunAsWindowsService": false,
-  "DirectorySearch": {
+  "DirectorySearchOptions": {
     "ServerName": "DD-VMP01-DC01",
-    "Root": "DC=dd-gan,DC=local,DC=digitaldata,DC=works", 
+    "Root": "DC=dd-gan,DC=local,DC=digitaldata,DC=works",
     "UserCacheExpirationDays": 1,
     "CustomSearchFilters": {
       "User": "(&(objectClass=user)(sAMAccountName=*))",