diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 14b03a4665..4428768288 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 This changelog format was introduced in NAV 5.4.0. Older changelogs can be
 found in the [HISTORY](HISTORY) file.
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix non-working SNMPv1 communication ([#2772](https://github.com/Uninett/nav/issues/2772), [#2779](https://github.com/Uninett/nav/issues/2779), [#2780](https://github.com/Uninett/nav/pull/2780))
+
 ## [5.8.2] - 2023-11-30
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/python/nav/ipdevpoll/snmp/common.py b/python/nav/ipdevpoll/snmp/common.py
index b17447e1cb..21a3f2b10c 100644
--- a/python/nav/ipdevpoll/snmp/common.py
+++ b/python/nav/ipdevpoll/snmp/common.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def as_agentproxy_args(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Returns the SNMP session parameters in a dict format compatible with
         pynetsnmp.twistedsnmp.AgentProxy() keyword arguments.
         """
-        kwargs = {"snmpVersion": self.version_string}
+        kwargs = {"snmpVersion": f"v{self.version_string}"}
         if self.version in (1, 2):
             kwargs["community"] = self.community
         if self.timeout:
diff --git a/tests/unittests/ipdevpoll/snmp/common_test.py b/tests/unittests/ipdevpoll/snmp/common_test.py
index 6b34caffd7..dc7558b729 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/ipdevpoll/snmp/common_test.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/ipdevpoll/snmp/common_test.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def test_should_contain_cmdline_args(self, snmpv3_params):
 
     def test_should_contain_version_argument(self, snmpv3_params):
         kwargs = snmpv3_params.as_agentproxy_args()
-        assert kwargs.get("snmpVersion") == "3"
+        assert kwargs.get("snmpVersion") == "v3"
 
     def test_should_contain_sec_level_cmdline_argument(self, snmpv3_params):
         kwargs = snmpv3_params.as_agentproxy_args()