*/
 static char * referral_dn_muck(
        const char * refDN,
-       const char * baseDN,
-       const char * targetDN )
+       struct berval * baseDN,
+       struct berval * targetDN )
 {
        int rc;
        struct berval bvin;
 
        if( !baseDN ) {
                /* no base, return target */
-               return targetDN ? ch_strdup( targetDN ) : NULL;
+               return targetDN ? ch_strdup( targetDN->bv_val ) : NULL;
        }
 
        if( refDN ) {
                 *      if refDN present return refDN
                 *  else return baseDN
                 */
-               return nrefDN.bv_len ? nrefDN.bv_val : ch_strdup( baseDN );
+               return nrefDN.bv_len ? nrefDN.bv_val : ch_strdup( baseDN->bv_val );
        }
 
-       bvin.bv_val = (char *)targetDN;
-       bvin.bv_len = strlen( targetDN );
-
-       rc = dnPretty2( NULL, &bvin, &ntargetDN );
+       rc = dnPretty2( NULL, targetDN, &ntargetDN );
        if( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                /* Invalid targetDN */
                ch_free( nrefDN.bv_val );
        }
 
        if( nrefDN.bv_len ) {
-               bvin.bv_val = (char *)baseDN;
-               bvin.bv_len = strlen( baseDN );
-
-               rc = dnPretty2( NULL, &bvin, &nbaseDN );
+               rc = dnPretty2( NULL, baseDN, &nbaseDN );
                if( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                        /* Invalid baseDN */
                        ch_free( nrefDN.bv_val );
                        char *dn = url->lud_dn;
                        url->lud_dn = referral_dn_muck(
                                ( dn && *dn ) ? dn : NULL,
-                               base ? base->bv_val : NULL,
-                               target ? target->bv_val : NULL ); 
+                               base, target );
 
                        ldap_memfree( dn );
                }