diff --git a/nxc/protocols/smb.py b/nxc/protocols/smb.py
index e6c445242..bf4a390d2 100755
--- a/nxc/protocols/smb.py
+++ b/nxc/protocols/smb.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def enum_host_info(self):
             try:
                 import socket
                 socket.inet_aton(self.host)
-                self.logger.fail("NTLM authentication not available! Authentication will fail without a valid hostname and domain name")
+                self.logger.debug("NTLM authentication not available! Authentication will fail without a valid hostname and domain name")
                 self.hostname = self.host
                 self.targetDomain = self.host
             except OSError: