diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 42a1aae41..e27f4304a 100755
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import DBMS_DIRECTORY_NAME
 from lib.core.enums import OS
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.1.3.13"
+VERSION = "1.1.3.14"
 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/plugins/generic/connector.py b/plugins/generic/connector.py
index e925752eb..07be9d025 100644
--- a/plugins/generic/connector.py
+++ b/plugins/generic/connector.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import logger
 from lib.core.exception import SqlmapFilePathException
 from lib.core.exception import SqlmapUndefinedMethod
+from lib.core.settings import UNICODE_ENCODING
 
 class Connector:
     """
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ class Connector:
         self.cursor = None
 
     def initConnection(self):
-        self.user = conf.dbmsUser
-        self.password = conf.dbmsPass if conf.dbmsPass is not None else ""
+        self.user = conf.dbmsUser.encode(UNICODE_ENCODING) if conf.dbmsUser is not None else ""
+        self.password = conf.dbmsPass.encode(UNICODE_ENCODING) if conf.dbmsPass is not None else ""
         self.hostname = conf.hostname
         self.port = conf.port
         self.db = conf.dbmsDb
diff --git a/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index 7881bac93..1251591c0 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ a8143dab9d3a27490f7d49b6b29ea530  lib/core/data.py
 d8e9250f3775119df07e9070eddccd16  lib/core/replication.py
 785f86e3f963fa3798f84286a4e83ff2  lib/core/revision.py
 40c80b28b3a5819b737a5a17d4565ae9  lib/core/session.py
-ba6399c8321f618d237051e1e7110aeb  lib/core/settings.py
+c33fe4941f9d344d9100104b0a0e4abb  lib/core/settings.py
 d91291997d2bd2f6028aaf371bf1d3b6  lib/core/shell.py
 2ad85c130cc5f2b3701ea85c2f6bbf20  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 afd0636d2e93c23f4f0a5c9b6023ea17  lib/core/target.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ deed74334b637767fc9de8f74b37647a  plugins/dbms/sybase/fingerprint.py
 45436a42c2bb8075e1482a950d993d55  plugins/dbms/sybase/__init__.py
 89412a921c8c598c19d36762d5820f05  plugins/dbms/sybase/syntax.py
 654cd5e69cf5e5c644bfa5d284e61206  plugins/dbms/sybase/takeover.py
-1f46f2eac95cfdc3fa150ec5b0500eba  plugins/generic/connector.py
+be7481a96214220bcd8f51ca00239bed  plugins/generic/connector.py
 a8f9d0516509e9e4226516ab4f13036a  plugins/generic/custom.py
 3b54fd65feb9f70c551d315e82653384  plugins/generic/databases.py
 f7387352380136ac05c0bc3decb85638  plugins/generic/entries.py