diff --git a/lc_ldap.py b/lc_ldap.py
index e59ecf4..7ddec09 100644
--- a/lc_ldap.py
+++ b/lc_ldap.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def ldif_to_cldif(ldif, conn, check_ctxt = True):
 def cldif_to_ldif(cldif):
     ldif = {}
     for attr, vals in cldif.items():
-        ldif[attr] = [ str(attr) for attr in vals ]
+        ldif[attr] = [ str(val) for val in vals ]
     return ldif