diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/cloudfoundry/identity/uaa/security/SkipSslLdapSocketFactory.java b/server/src/main/java/org/cloudfoundry/identity/uaa/security/SkipSslLdapSocketFactory.java
index 7047ee1b165..552474a67a8 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/cloudfoundry/identity/uaa/security/SkipSslLdapSocketFactory.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/cloudfoundry/identity/uaa/security/SkipSslLdapSocketFactory.java
@@ -19,9 +19,19 @@
 import java.security.SecureRandom;
 import java.security.cert.CertificateException;
 import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
+import javax.net.SocketFactory;
 
 public class SkipSslLdapSocketFactory extends BaseLdapSocketFactory {
 
+    private static SocketFactory instance;
+    public static SocketFactory getDefault() {
+        if (instance == null) {
+            instance = new SkipSslLdapSocketFactory();
+        }
+
+        return instance;
+    }
+
     public SkipSslLdapSocketFactory() {
         try {
             TrustManager trustManager = new X509TrustManager() {