But he says his players will expect a very different challenge when they travel to Murray field for the second leg of the 1872 Cup.
A strong wind and driving rain meant little flowing rugby was played but Warriors got the better of the physical confrontation to edge out Edinburgh 16-10.
"I'm very happy with the fight for the gain line the guys showed," said Smith in The Scotsman. "We didn't get the attacking platforms we hoped for but the guys stuck in well. There's still a lot of learning to be done, but I'm happy to get the win. We must learn now how to muscle teams out in the last 20 minutes and see the game out, which we did.
"Next week will be a completely different story away from home. We've got Christmas now and I hope the guys enjoy that but we know we will face a really strong Edinburgh team next week."