ldappcng subtree searches for subjects

In the ldappc-resolver.xml file, I have the following....

<resolver:DataConnector id="SpmlDataConnector" provider="ldap-provider" xsi:type="ldappc:SPMLDataConnector"
scope="subTree" base="${peopleOU}" returnData="identifier">
<resolver:Dependency ref="MemberDataConnector" />
<ldappc:FilterTemplate>(dudukeid=${id.get(0)})</ldappc:FilterTemplate>
</resolver:DataConnector>

The scope is set to subtree. However, subject searches are at one level only as indicated by my ldap logs. So if a subject is not directly under ${peopleOU}, ldappcng won't find the subject.