diff --git a/nxc/protocols/smb.py b/nxc/protocols/smb.py
index d1bd716b..2f1c760f 100755
--- a/nxc/protocols/smb.py
+++ b/nxc/protocols/smb.py
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ class smb(connection):
             hash_ntlm = hashlib.new("md4", msMCSAdmPwd.encode("utf-16le")).digest()
             self.hash = binascii.hexlify(hash_ntlm).decode()
 
+        self.args.local_auth = True
         self.domain = self.hostname
         self.logger.extra["protocol"] = "SMB"
         self.logger.extra["port"] = "445"