diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index d057754aa..b4fc24dab 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ def parseTargetUrl():
         errMsg += "on this platform"
         raise SqlmapGenericException(errMsg)
 
-    if not re.search(r"^https?://", conf.url, re.I) and not re.search(r"^wss?://", conf.url, re.I):
+    if not re.search(r"^(http|ws)s?://", conf.url, re.I):
         if re.search(r":443\b", conf.url):
             conf.url = "https://%s" % conf.url
         else:
@@ -1560,10 +1560,13 @@ def parseTargetUrl():
 
     hostnamePort = urlSplit.netloc.split(":") if not re.search(r"\[.+\]", urlSplit.netloc) else filterNone((re.search(r"\[.+\]", urlSplit.netloc).group(0), re.search(r"\](:(?P<port>\d+))?", urlSplit.netloc).group("port")))
 
-    conf.scheme = (urlSplit.scheme.strip().lower() or "http") if not conf.forceSSL else "https"
+    conf.scheme = (urlSplit.scheme.strip().lower() or "http")
     conf.path = urlSplit.path.strip()
     conf.hostname = hostnamePort[0].strip()
 
+    if conf.forceSSL:
+        conf.scheme = re.sub(r"(?i)\A(http|ws)\Z", r"\g<1>s", conf.scheme)
+
     conf.ipv6 = conf.hostname != conf.hostname.strip("[]")
     conf.hostname = conf.hostname.strip("[]").replace(kb.customInjectionMark, "")
 
@@ -1585,7 +1588,7 @@ def parseTargetUrl():
         except:
             errMsg = "invalid target URL"
             raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
-    elif conf.scheme == "https":
+    elif conf.scheme in ("https", "wss"):
         conf.port = 443
     else:
         conf.port = 80
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 2a8ad6a4a..7993c34a3 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.3.6.28"
+VERSION = "1.3.6.29"
 TYPE = "dev" if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] != '0' else "stable"
 TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 90, "pip": 34}
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % ('.'.join(VERSION.split('.')[:-1]) if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] == '0' else VERSION, TYPE)
diff --git a/lib/request/connect.py b/lib/request/connect.py
index bad21acc8..481599c34 100644
--- a/lib/request/connect.py
+++ b/lib/request/connect.py
@@ -346,8 +346,8 @@ class Connect(object):
                 pass
 
             elif target:
-                if conf.forceSSL and _urllib.parse.urlparse(url).scheme != "https":
-                    url = re.sub(r"(?i)\Ahttp:", "https:", url)
+                if conf.forceSSL:
+                    url = re.sub(r"(?i)\A(http|ws):", r"\g<1>s:", url)
                     url = re.sub(r"(?i):80/", ":443/", url)
 
                 if PLACE.GET in conf.parameters and not get: