diff --git a/src/samba.sh b/src/samba.sh
index 13fa4a5..2d96326 100644
--- a/src/samba.sh
+++ b/src/samba.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ if [[ "$DHCP" == [Yy1]* ]]; then
 fi
 
 if [[ "${NETWORK,,}" == "user"* ]]; then
-  hostname="$IP"
-  interface="$VM_NET_DEV"
+  interface="127.0.0.1"
 fi
 
 addShare() {
@@ -112,8 +111,14 @@ done
 if ! smbd; then
   error "Samba daemon failed to start!"
   smbd -i --debug-stdout || true
+else
+  if [[ "${NETWORK,,}" == "user"* ]]; then
+    NET_OPTS="${NET_OPTS/,hostfwd/,guestfwd=tcp:${VM_NET_IP%.*}.1:445-tcp:127.0.0.1:445,hostfwd}"
+  fi
 fi
 
+[[ "${NETWORK,,}" == "user"* ]] && return 0
+
 if [[ "${BOOT_MODE:-}" == "windows_legacy" ]]; then
   # Enable NetBIOS on Windows 7 and lower
   if ! nmbd; then