diff --git a/pkg/js/libs/ldap/ldap.go b/pkg/js/libs/ldap/ldap.go
index 3961fa7b7e..e10015acfa 100644
--- a/pkg/js/libs/ldap/ldap.go
+++ b/pkg/js/libs/ldap/ldap.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func NewClient(call goja.ConstructorCall, runtime *goja.Runtime) *goja.Object {
 // const client = new ldap.Client('ldap://ldap.example.com', 'acme.com');
 // client.Authenticate('user', 'password');
 // ```
-func (c *Client) Authenticate(username, password string) {
+func (c *Client) Authenticate(username, password string) bool {
 	c.nj.Require(c.conn != nil, "no existing connection")
 	if c.BaseDN == "" {
 		c.BaseDN = fmt.Sprintf("dc=%s", strings.Join(strings.Split(c.Realm, "."), ",dc="))
@@ -163,19 +163,21 @@ func (c *Client) Authenticate(username, password string) {
 	if err := c.conn.NTLMBind(c.Realm, username, password); err == nil {
 		// if bind with NTLMBind(), there is nothing
 		// else to do, you are authenticated
-		return
+		return true
 	}
 
+	var err error
 	switch password {
 	case "":
-		if err := c.conn.UnauthenticatedBind(username); err != nil {
+		if err = c.conn.UnauthenticatedBind(username); err != nil {
 			c.nj.ThrowError(err)
 		}
 	default:
-		if err := c.conn.Bind(username, password); err != nil {
+		if err = c.conn.Bind(username, password); err != nil {
 			c.nj.ThrowError(err)
 		}
 	}
+	return err == nil
 }
 
 // AuthenticateWithNTLMHash authenticates with the ldap server using the given username and NTLM hash
@@ -185,14 +187,16 @@ func (c *Client) Authenticate(username, password string) {
 // const client = new ldap.Client('ldap://ldap.example.com', 'acme.com');
 // client.AuthenticateWithNTLMHash('pdtm', 'hash');
 // ```
-func (c *Client) AuthenticateWithNTLMHash(username, hash string) {
+func (c *Client) AuthenticateWithNTLMHash(username, hash string) bool {
 	c.nj.Require(c.conn != nil, "no existing connection")
 	if c.BaseDN == "" {
 		c.BaseDN = fmt.Sprintf("dc=%s", strings.Join(strings.Split(c.Realm, "."), ",dc="))
 	}
-	if err := c.conn.NTLMBindWithHash(c.Realm, username, hash); err != nil {
+	var err error
+	if err = c.conn.NTLMBindWithHash(c.Realm, username, hash); err != nil {
 		c.nj.ThrowError(err)
 	}
+	return err == nil
 }
 
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