diff --git a/nxc/protocols/smb.py b/nxc/protocols/smb.py
index 0f43c728f..4c67b939f 100755
--- a/nxc/protocols/smb.py
+++ b/nxc/protocols/smb.py
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ def get_os_arch(self):
         return 0
 
     def enum_host_info(self):
+        if self.args.force_smbv2:
+            self.force_smbv2 = True
+
         self.local_ip = self.conn.getSMBServer().get_socket().getsockname()[0]
 
         try:
@@ -590,9 +593,6 @@ def create_conn_obj(self):
         On first try, it will try to create a SMBv1 connection.
         On further tries, it will remember which SMB version is supported and create a connection object accordingly.
         """
-        if self.args.force_smbv2:
-            self.force_smbv2 = True
-
         if self.force_smbv2:
             return self.create_smbv3_conn()