diff --git a/bin/ldapjs-add b/bin/ldapjs-add
index f1fe6f6..64dd6da 100755
--- a/bin/ldapjs-add
+++ b/bin/ldapjs-add
@@ -14,16 +14,6 @@ var Logger = require('bunyan');
 
 ///--- Globals
 
-dashdash.addOptionType({
-  name: 'ldap.DN',
-  takesArg: true,
-  helpArg: 'LDAP_DN',
-  parseArg: function (option, optstr, arg) {
-    return ldap.parseDN(arg);
-  }
-});
-
-
 var opts = [
   {
     names: ['file', 'f'],
@@ -53,8 +43,9 @@ var opts = [
   },
   {
     names: ['binddn', 'D'],
-    type: 'ldap.DN',
+    type: 'string',
     help: 'Bind DN',
+    helpArg: 'BIND_DN',
     default: ''
   },
   {
@@ -149,6 +140,7 @@ var log = new Logger({
 var client = ldap.createClient({
   url: parsed.url,
   log: log,
+  strictDN: false,
   tlsOptions: {
     rejectUnauthorized: !parsed.insecure
   }
diff --git a/bin/ldapjs-compare b/bin/ldapjs-compare
index d23faf4..ec7c317 100755
--- a/bin/ldapjs-compare
+++ b/bin/ldapjs-compare
@@ -13,16 +13,6 @@ var Logger = require('bunyan');
 
 ///--- Globals
 
-dashdash.addOptionType({
-  name: 'ldap.DN',
-  takesArg: true,
-  helpArg: 'LDAP_DN',
-  parseArg: function (option, optstr, arg) {
-    return ldap.parseDN(arg);
-  }
-});
-
-
 var opts = [
   {
     names: ['attribute', 'a'],
@@ -58,8 +48,9 @@ var opts = [
   },
   {
     names: ['binddn', 'D'],
-    type: 'ldap.DN',
+    type: 'string',
     help: 'Bind DN',
+    helpArg: 'BIND_DN',
     default: ''
   },
   {
@@ -144,6 +135,7 @@ var log = new Logger({
 var client = ldap.createClient({
   url: parsed.url,
   log: log,
+  strictDN: false,
   tlsOptions: {
     rejectUnauthorized: !parsed.insecure
   }
diff --git a/bin/ldapjs-delete b/bin/ldapjs-delete
index a7fc7f2..e35011f 100755
--- a/bin/ldapjs-delete
+++ b/bin/ldapjs-delete
@@ -13,16 +13,6 @@ var Logger = require('bunyan');
 
 ///--- Globals
 
-dashdash.addOptionType({
-  name: 'ldap.DN',
-  takesArg: true,
-  helpArg: 'LDAP_DN',
-  parseArg: function (option, optstr, arg) {
-    return ldap.parseDN(arg);
-  }
-});
-
-
 var opts = [
   { group: 'General Options' },
   {
@@ -46,8 +36,9 @@ var opts = [
   },
   {
     names: ['binddn', 'D'],
-    type: 'ldap.DN',
+    type: 'string',
     help: 'Bind DN',
+    helpArg: 'bind_DN',
     default: ''
   },
   {
@@ -128,6 +119,7 @@ var log = new Logger({
 var client = ldap.createClient({
   url: parsed.url,
   log: log,
+  strictDN: false,
   tlsOptions: {
     rejectUnauthorized: !parsed.insecure
   }
diff --git a/bin/ldapjs-modify b/bin/ldapjs-modify
index 7d6bb02..8d12315 100755
--- a/bin/ldapjs-modify
+++ b/bin/ldapjs-modify
@@ -13,16 +13,6 @@ var Logger = require('bunyan');
 
 ///--- Globals
 
-dashdash.addOptionType({
-  name: 'ldap.DN',
-  takesArg: true,
-  helpArg: 'LDAP_DN',
-  parseArg: function (option, optstr, arg) {
-    return ldap.parseDN(arg);
-  }
-});
-
-
 var opts = [
   {
     names: ['attribute', 'a'],
@@ -64,8 +54,9 @@ var opts = [
   },
   {
     names: ['binddn', 'D'],
-    type: 'ldap.DN',
+    type: 'string',
     help: 'Bind DN',
+    helpArg: 'BIND_DN',
     default: ''
   },
   {
@@ -152,6 +143,7 @@ var log = new Logger({
 var client = ldap.createClient({
   url: parsed.url,
   log: log,
+  strictDN: false,
   tlsOptions: {
     rejectUnauthorized: !parsed.insecure
   }
diff --git a/bin/ldapjs-search b/bin/ldapjs-search
index d4350f0..f18d58c 100755
--- a/bin/ldapjs-search
+++ b/bin/ldapjs-search
@@ -12,15 +12,6 @@ var Logger = require('bunyan');
 
 ///--- Globals
 
-dashdash.addOptionType({
-  name: 'ldap.DN',
-  takesArg: true,
-  helpArg: 'LDAP_DN',
-  parseArg: function (option, optstr, arg) {
-    return ldap.parseDN(arg);
-  }
-});
-
 dashdash.addOptionType({
   name: 'ldap.Filter',
   takesArg: true,
@@ -59,8 +50,9 @@ dashdash.addOptionType({
 var opts = [
   {
     names: ['base', 'b'],
-    type: 'ldap.DN',
+    type: 'string',
     help: 'Base DN of search',
+    helpArg: 'BASE_DN',
     default: ''
   },
   {
@@ -128,8 +120,9 @@ var opts = [
   },
   {
     names: ['binddn', 'D'],
-    type: 'ldap.DN',
+    type: 'string',
     help: 'Bind DN',
+    helpArg: 'BIND_DN',
     default: ''
   },
   {
@@ -253,6 +246,7 @@ var log = new Logger({
 var client = ldap.createClient({
   url: parsed.url,
   log: log,
+  strictDN: false,
   timeout: parsed.timeout || false,
   tlsOptions: {
     rejectUnauthorized: !parsed.insecure