diff --git a/nxc/protocols/smb.py b/nxc/protocols/smb.py
index 970a8778..d1bd716b 100755
--- a/nxc/protocols/smb.py
+++ b/nxc/protocols/smb.py
@@ -463,7 +463,12 @@ class smb(connection):
                 self.username = username
             self.domain = domain
 
-            self.conn.login(self.username, self.password, domain)
+            try:
+                self.conn.login(self.username, self.password, domain)
+            except UnicodeEncodeError:
+                self.logger.error(f"UnicodeEncodeError on: '{self.username}:{self.password}'. Trying again with a different encoding...")
+                self.create_conn_obj()
+                self.conn.login(self.username, self.password.encode().decode('latin-1'), domain)
 
             self.check_if_admin()
             self.logger.debug(f"Adding credential: {domain}/{self.username}:{self.password}")