diff --git a/hotsos/defs/scenarios/openstack/keystone/bugs/lp1896125.yaml b/hotsos/defs/scenarios/openstack/keystone/bugs/lp1896125.yaml
index 87edfd681..4aaf7f461 100644
--- a/hotsos/defs/scenarios/openstack/keystone/bugs/lp1896125.yaml
+++ b/hotsos/defs/scenarios/openstack/keystone/bugs/lp1896125.yaml
@@ -1,40 +1,21 @@
 checks:
-  has_1896125:
-    apt:
-      keystone:
-        # Train
-        - min: 2:16.0.0
-          max: 2:16.0.1
-        # Ussuri
-        - min: 2:17.0.0
-          max: 2:17.0.0-99
-        # Victoria
-        - min: 2:18.0.0
-          max: 2:18.0.0-99
-    config:
-      handler: hotsos.core.plugins.openstack.OpenstackConfig
-      # keystone ldap config be defined globally or per-domain
-      path: [etc/keystone/keystone.conf, etc/keystone/domains/*]
-      assertions:
-        - key: url
-          section: ldap
-          ops: [[truth]]  # i.e. does the setting have a value
-          allow-unset: False
+  has_maxconn_reached_error:
+    input:
+      path: 'var/log/keystone/keystone.log'
+    expr: 'ldappool.MaxConnectionReachedError:.*'
 conclusions:
   lp1896125:
-    decision: has_1896125
+    decision: has_maxconn_reached_error
     raises:
       type: LaunchpadBug
       bug-id: 1896125
       message: >-
-        Installed package '{package}' with version {version} has a known bug
-        that causes memory leak over time and causes LDAP logins to fail. It
-        is recommended to upgrade to the next point release available for the
-        package. To workaround LDAP login failure problem, disable LDAP pooling
-        by setting `ldap-use-pool` to `false` for all deployed `keystone-ldap`
-        applications in charmed deployments. For non-charmed deployments, set
-        `use_pool` to `false` in the LDAP domain /etc/keystone/domains/*.conf
-        file.
-      format-dict:
-        package: '@checks.has_1896125.requires.package'
-        version: '@checks.has_1896125.requires.version'
+        Known Keystone bug identified that causes Denial-of-Service when
+        LDAP connection pooling is enabled via use_pool=True. This bug may
+        manifest itself in LDAP operations such as OpenStack dashboard login
+        failures. It is recommended to upgrade to the next point release
+        available for the package. To workaround LDAP login failure problem,
+        disable LDAP pooling by setting `ldap-use-pool` to `false` for *all*
+        deployed `keystone-ldap` applications in charmed deployments. For
+        non-charmed deployments, set `use_pool` to `false` in the LDAP domain
+        /etc/keystone/domains/*.conf file.
diff --git a/hotsos/defs/tests/scenarios/openstack/keystone/bugs/lp1896125.yaml b/hotsos/defs/tests/scenarios/openstack/keystone/bugs/lp1896125.yaml
index 1efbe95c5..6826728cb 100644
--- a/hotsos/defs/tests/scenarios/openstack/keystone/bugs/lp1896125.yaml
+++ b/hotsos/defs/tests/scenarios/openstack/keystone/bugs/lp1896125.yaml
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 data-root:
   files:
-    sos_commands/dpkg/dpkg_-l: |
-      ii  keystone 2:17.0.0-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 amd64
-    etc/keystone/keystone.conf: |
-      [DEBUG]
-      debug = True
-    etc/keystone/domains/domainX.conf: |
-      [ldap]
-      url = ldap://10.0.0.1
+    var/log/keystone/keystone.log: |
+      Traceback (most recent call last):
+          File "/usr/lib/python3.10/contextlib.py", line 135, in __enter__
+            return next(self.gen)
+          File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ldappool/__init__.py", line 391, in connection
+            raise MaxConnectionReachedError(self.uri)
+      ldappool.MaxConnectionReachedError: ldaps://ldapserver.example.com
 raised-bugs:
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1896125: >-
-    Installed package 'keystone' with version 2:17.0.0-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 has a known bug
-    that causes memory leak over time and causes LDAP logins to fail. It
-    is recommended to upgrade to the next point release available for the
-    package. To workaround LDAP login failure problem, disable LDAP pooling
-    by setting `ldap-use-pool` to `false` for all deployed `keystone-ldap`
-    applications in charmed deployments. For non-charmed deployments, set
-    `use_pool` to `false` in the LDAP domain /etc/keystone/domains/*.conf
-    file.
+    Known Keystone bug identified that causes Denial-of-Service when
+    LDAP connection pooling is enabled via use_pool=True. This bug may
+    manifest itself in LDAP operations such as OpenStack dashboard login
+    failures. It is recommended to upgrade to the next point release
+    available for the package. To workaround LDAP login failure problem,
+    disable LDAP pooling by setting `ldap-use-pool` to `false` for *all*
+    deployed `keystone-ldap` applications in charmed deployments. For
+    non-charmed deployments, set `use_pool` to `false` in the LDAP domain
+    /etc/keystone/domains/*.conf file.