diff --git a/source3/torture/proto.h b/source3/torture/proto.h
index 6d5ca7747e1..4c3e5401ce0 100644
--- a/source3/torture/proto.h
+++ b/source3/torture/proto.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ bool torture_nttrans_scan(int dummy);
 
 bool smbcli_parse_unc(const char *unc_name, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 		      char **hostname, char **sharename);
+bool torture_open_connection_flags(struct cli_state **c, int conn_index, int flags);
 bool torture_open_connection(struct cli_state **c, int conn_index);
 bool torture_init_connection(struct cli_state **pcli);
 bool torture_cli_session_setup2(struct cli_state *cli, uint16_t *new_vuid);
diff --git a/source3/torture/torture.c b/source3/torture/torture.c
index 2f4e6849983..10e450ee4a7 100644
--- a/source3/torture/torture.c
+++ b/source3/torture/torture.c
@@ -356,19 +356,11 @@ static bool torture_open_connection_share(struct cli_state **c,
 	return True;
 }
 
-bool torture_open_connection(struct cli_state **c, int conn_index)
+bool torture_open_connection_flags(struct cli_state **c, int conn_index, int flags)
 {
 	char **unc_list = NULL;
 	int num_unc_names = 0;
 	bool result;
-	int flags = CLI_FULL_CONNECTION_FORCE_SMB1;
-
-	if (use_oplocks) {
-		flags |= CLI_FULL_CONNECTION_OPLOCKS;
-	}
-	if (use_level_II_oplocks) {
-		flags |= CLI_FULL_CONNECTION_LEVEL_II_OPLOCKS;
-	}
 
 	if (use_multishare_conn==True) {
 		char *h, *s;
@@ -396,6 +388,20 @@ bool torture_open_connection(struct cli_state **c, int conn_index)
 	return torture_open_connection_share(c, host, share, flags);
 }
 
+bool torture_open_connection(struct cli_state **c, int conn_index)
+{
+	int flags = CLI_FULL_CONNECTION_FORCE_SMB1;
+
+	if (use_oplocks) {
+		flags |= CLI_FULL_CONNECTION_OPLOCKS;
+	}
+	if (use_level_II_oplocks) {
+		flags |= CLI_FULL_CONNECTION_LEVEL_II_OPLOCKS;
+	}
+
+	return torture_open_connection_flags(c, conn_index, flags);
+}
+
 bool torture_init_connection(struct cli_state **pcli)
 {
 	struct cli_state *cli;