diff --git a/cme/protocols/smb.py b/cme/protocols/smb.py
index 7e62a6b67..7e5fcd323 100755
--- a/cme/protocols/smb.py
+++ b/cme/protocols/smb.py
@@ -570,7 +570,8 @@ def create_smbv3_conn(self, kdc=''):
             self.smbv1 = False
         except socket.error as e:
             if str(e).find('Too many open files') != -1:
-                self.logger.error('SMBv3 connection error on {}: {}'.format(self.host if not kdc else kdc, e))
+                if not logger is None:
+                    self.logger.error('SMBv3 connection error on {}: {}'.format(self.host if not kdc else kdc, e))
             return False
         except (Exception, NetBIOSTimeout) as e:
             logging.debug('Error creating SMBv3 connection to {}: {}'.format(self.host if not kdc else kdc, e))