diff --git a/lib/net/ber/core_ext/array.rb b/lib/net/ber/core_ext/array.rb
index 71b1a5e..250fa24 100644
--- a/lib/net/ber/core_ext/array.rb
+++ b/lib/net/ber/core_ext/array.rb
@@ -86,9 +86,11 @@ module Net::BER::Extensions::Array
   #   [['1.2.840.113556.1.4.805',true]]
   #
   def to_ber_control
-    ary = self.collect do |control_sequence|
-      control_sequence.collect{|element| element.to_ber}.to_ber_sequence
+    #if our array does not contain at least one array then wrap it in an array before going forward
+    ary = self[0].kind_of?(Array) ? self : [self]
+    ary = ary.collect do |control_sequence|
+      control_sequence.collect{|element| element.to_ber}.to_ber_sequence.reject_empty_ber_arrays
     end
-    ary.to_ber_sequence #putting this on a new line to make it more readable.
+    ary.to_ber_sequence.reject_empty_ber_arrays
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/net/ber/core_ext/string.rb b/lib/net/ber/core_ext/string.rb
index 28aeedd..d52d787 100644
--- a/lib/net/ber/core_ext/string.rb
+++ b/lib/net/ber/core_ext/string.rb
@@ -46,15 +46,19 @@ module Net::BER::Extensions::String
   def read_ber(syntax = nil)
     StringIO.new(self).read_ber(syntax)
   end
-  
+
   ##
-  # Destructively reads a BER object from the string. 
+  # Destructively reads a BER object from the string.
   def read_ber!(syntax = nil)
     io = StringIO.new(self)
 
     result = io.read_ber(syntax)
     self.slice!(0...io.pos)
-    
+
     return result
   end
+
+  def reject_empty_ber_arrays
+    self.gsub(/0\000/n,'')
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/net/ldap.rb b/lib/net/ldap.rb
index e687da2..b81a9d8 100644
--- a/lib/net/ldap.rb
+++ b/lib/net/ldap.rb
@@ -334,8 +334,9 @@ class Net::LDAP
     68 => "Entry Already Exists"
   }
 
-  module LdapControls
-    PagedResults = "1.2.840.113556.1.4.319" # Microsoft evil from RFC 2696
+  module LDAPControls
+    PAGED_RESULTS = "1.2.840.113556.1.4.319" # Microsoft evil from RFC 2696
+    DELETE_TREE   = "1.2.840.113556.1.4.805"
   end
 
   def self.result2string(code) #:nodoc:
@@ -552,7 +553,7 @@ class Net::LDAP
     # anything with the bind results. We then pass self to the caller's
     # block, where he will execute his LDAP operations. Of course they will
     # all generate auth failures if the bind was unsuccessful.
-    raise Net::LDAP::LdapError, "Open already in progress" if @open_connection
+    raise LdapError, "Open already in progress" if @open_connection
 
     begin
       @open_connection = Net::LDAP::Connection.new(:host => @host,
@@ -1033,7 +1034,7 @@ class Net::LDAP
   #  dn = "mail=deleteme@example.com, ou=people, dc=example, dc=com"
   #  ldap.delete_tree :dn => dn
   def delete_tree(args)
-    delete(args.merge(:control_codes => [['1.2.840.113556.1.4.805',true]]))
+    delete(args.merge(:control_codes => [[LDAPControls::DELETE_TREE, true]]))
   end
   # This method is experimental and subject to change. Return the rootDSE
   # record from the LDAP server as a Net::LDAP::Entry, or an empty Entry if
@@ -1105,7 +1106,7 @@ class Net::LDAP
   #++
   def paged_searches_supported?
     @server_caps ||= search_root_dse
-    @server_caps[:supportedcontrol].include?(Net::LDAP::LdapControls::PagedResults)
+    @server_caps[:supportedcontrol].include?(LDAPControls::PAGED_RESULTS)
   end
 end # class LDAP
 
@@ -1402,7 +1403,7 @@ class Net::LDAP::Connection #:nodoc:
       controls = []
       controls <<
         [
-          Net::LDAP::LdapControls::PagedResults.to_ber,
+          LDAPControls::PAGED_RESULTS.to_ber,
           # Criticality MUST be false to interoperate with normal LDAPs.
           false.to_ber,
           rfc2696_cookie.map{ |v| v.to_ber}.to_ber_sequence.to_s.to_ber
@@ -1450,7 +1451,7 @@ class Net::LDAP::Connection #:nodoc:
       more_pages = false
       if result_code == 0 and controls
         controls.each do |c|
-          if c.oid == Net::LDAP::LdapControls::PagedResults
+          if c.oid == LDAPControls::PAGED_RESULTS
             # just in case some bogus server sends us more than 1 of these.
             more_pages = false
             if c.value and c.value.length > 0
diff --git a/spec/unit/ber/core_ext/array_spec.rb b/spec/unit/ber/core_ext/array_spec.rb
index 44e2bd9..c8a6b4e 100644
--- a/spec/unit/ber/core_ext/array_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/ber/core_ext/array_spec.rb
@@ -11,4 +11,14 @@ describe Array, "when extended with BER core extensions" do
     res = [['1.2.3', true],['1.7.9',false]].to_ber_control
     res.should eq(control_codes)
   end
+
+  it "should wrap the array in another array if a nested array is not passed" do
+    result1 = ['1.2.3', true].to_ber_control
+    result2 = [['1.2.3', true]].to_ber_control
+    result1.should eq(result2)
+  end
+
+  it "should return an empty string if an empty array is passed" do
+    [].to_ber_control.should be_empty
+  end
 end