diff --git a/nxc/protocols/smb.py b/nxc/protocols/smb.py
index 676eaa762..e9cd70f26 100755
--- a/nxc/protocols/smb.py
+++ b/nxc/protocols/smb.py
@@ -549,7 +549,6 @@ def create_smbv1_conn(self):
                 preferredDialect=SMB_DIALECT,
                 timeout=self.args.smb_timeout,
             )
-            self.smbv1 = True
         except OSError as e:
             if "Connection reset by peer" in str(e):
                 self.logger.info(f"SMBv1 might be disabled on {self.host}")
@@ -577,7 +576,6 @@ def create_smbv3_conn(self):
                 self.port,
                 timeout=self.args.smb_timeout,
             )
-            self.smbv1 = False
         except (Exception, NetBIOSTimeout, OSError) as e:
             self.logger.info(f"Error creating SMBv3 connection to {self.host}: {e}")
             return False
@@ -591,6 +589,8 @@ def create_conn_obj(self, no_smbv1=False):
 
         :param no_smbv1: If True, it will not try to create a SMBv1 connection
         """
+        no_smbv1 = self.args.no_smbv1 if self.args.no_smbv1 else no_smbv1
+
         # Initial negotiation
         if not no_smbv1 and self.smbv1 is None:
             self.smbv1 = self.create_smbv1_conn()
@@ -840,6 +840,7 @@ def shares(self):
         temp_dir = ntpath.normpath("\\" + gen_random_string())
         temp_file = ntpath.normpath("\\" + gen_random_string() + ".txt")
         permissions = []
+        write_check = True if not self.args.no_write_check else False
 
         try:
             self.logger.debug(f"domain: {self.domain}")
@@ -886,8 +887,14 @@ def shares(self):
             except SessionError as e:
                 error = get_error_string(e)
                 self.logger.debug(f"Error checking READ access on share {share_name}: {error}")
+            except (NetBIOSError, UnicodeEncodeError) as e:
+                write_check = False
+                share_info["access"].append("UNKNOWN (try '--no-smbv1')")
+                error = get_error_string(e)
+                self.logger.debug(f"Error checking READ access on share {share_name}: {error}. This exception always caused by special character in share name with SMBv1")
+                self.logger.info(f"Skipping WRITE permission check on share {share_name}")
 
-            if not self.args.no_write_check:
+            if write_check:
                 try:
                     self.conn.createDirectory(share_name, temp_dir)
                     write_dir = True
diff --git a/nxc/protocols/smb/proto_args.py b/nxc/protocols/smb/proto_args.py
index 5f1875aa7..52078a30f 100644
--- a/nxc/protocols/smb/proto_args.py
+++ b/nxc/protocols/smb/proto_args.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def proto_args(parser, parents):
     smb_parser.add_argument("--port", type=int, default=445, help="SMB port")
     smb_parser.add_argument("--share", metavar="SHARE", default="C$", help="specify a share")
     smb_parser.add_argument("--smb-server-port", default="445", help="specify a server port for SMB", type=int)
+    smb_parser.add_argument("--no-smbv1", action="store_true", help="Force to disable SMBv1 in connection")
     smb_parser.add_argument("--gen-relay-list", metavar="OUTPUT_FILE", help="outputs all hosts that don't require SMB signing to the specified file")
     smb_parser.add_argument("--smb-timeout", help="SMB connection timeout", type=int, default=2)
     smb_parser.add_argument("--laps", dest="laps", metavar="LAPS", type=str, help="LAPS authentification", nargs="?", const="administrator")
diff --git a/tests/e2e_commands.txt b/tests/e2e_commands.txt
index aadf55c79..491069288 100644
--- a/tests/e2e_commands.txt
+++ b/tests/e2e_commands.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ netexec smb TARGET_HOST --generate-hosts-file /tmp/hostsfile
 netexec smb TARGET_HOST -u LOGIN_USERNAME -p LOGIN_PASSWORD KERBEROS # need an extra space after this command due to regex
 netexec {DNS} smb TARGET_HOST -u LOGIN_USERNAME -p LOGIN_PASSWORD KERBEROS
 netexec smb TARGET_HOST -u LOGIN_USERNAME -p LOGIN_PASSWORD KERBEROS --shares
+netexec smb TARGET_HOST -u LOGIN_USERNAME -p LOGIN_PASSWORD KERBEROS --shares --no-smbv1
 netexec smb TARGET_HOST -u LOGIN_USERNAME -p LOGIN_PASSWORD KERBEROS --shares --filter-shares READ WRITE
 netexec smb TARGET_HOST -u LOGIN_USERNAME -p LOGIN_PASSWORD KERBEROS --pass-pol
 netexec smb TARGET_HOST -u LOGIN_USERNAME -p LOGIN_PASSWORD KERBEROS --disks