diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index 5209129..46a7034 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ in {
     fsType = "cifs";
     options = let
       # this line prevents hanging on network split
-      automount_opts = "x-systemd.automount,noauto,x-systemd.idle-timeout=60,x-systemd.device-timeout=5s,x-systemd.mount-timeout=5s,user,users";
+      automount_opts = "x-systemd.automount,noauto,x-systemd.idle-timeout=60,x-systemd.device-timeout=5s,x-systemd.mount-timeout=5s,user,users,exec";
 
     in ["${automount_opts},credentials=/etc/nixos/smb-secrets,uid=1000,gid=100"];
   };
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ in {
     fsType = "cifs";
     options = let
       # this line prevents hanging on network split
-      automount_opts = "x-systemd.automount,noauto,x-systemd.idle-timeout=60,x-systemd.device-timeout=5s,x-systemd.mount-timeout=5s,user,users";
+      automount_opts = "x-systemd.automount,noauto,x-systemd.idle-timeout=60,x-systemd.device-timeout=5s,x-systemd.mount-timeout=5s,user,users,exec";
 
     in ["${automount_opts},credentials=/etc/nixos/smb-secrets,uid=1000,gid=100"];
   };