diff --git a/lib/controller/controller.py b/lib/controller/controller.py
index 8221fbb81..b6a01dde9 100644
--- a/lib/controller/controller.py
+++ b/lib/controller/controller.py
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def start():
             testSqlInj = False
 
             if PLACE.GET in conf.parameters and not any([conf.data, conf.testParameter]):
-                for parameter in re.findall(r"([^=]+)=([^%s]+%s?|\Z)" % (conf.pDel or DEFAULT_GET_POST_DELIMITER, conf.pDel or DEFAULT_GET_POST_DELIMITER), conf.parameters[PLACE.GET]):
+                for parameter in re.findall(r"([^=]+)=([^%s]+%s?|\Z)" % (conf.paramDel or DEFAULT_GET_POST_DELIMITER, conf.paramDel or DEFAULT_GET_POST_DELIMITER), conf.parameters[PLACE.GET]):
                     paramKey = (conf.hostname, conf.path, PLACE.GET, parameter[0])
 
                     if paramKey not in kb.testedParams:
diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 420850bd5..631775331 100755
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ def paramToDict(place, parameters=None):
     if place == PLACE.COOKIE:
         splitParams = parameters.split(conf.cDel or DEFAULT_COOKIE_DELIMITER)
     else:
-        splitParams = parameters.split(conf.pDel or DEFAULT_GET_POST_DELIMITER)
+        splitParams = parameters.split(conf.paramDel or DEFAULT_GET_POST_DELIMITER)
 
     for element in splitParams:
         element = re.sub(r"%s(.+?)%s" % (PARAMETER_AMP_MARKER, PARAMETER_SEMICOLON_MARKER), r"&\g<1>;", element)
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ def paramToDict(place, parameters=None):
         if len(parts) >= 2:
             parameter = parts[0].replace(" ", "")
 
-            if conf.pDel and conf.pDel == '\n':
+            if conf.paramDel and conf.paramDel == '\n':
                 parts[-1] = parts[-1].rstrip()
 
             condition = not conf.testParameter
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index 2436a84be..960747e14 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -1431,8 +1431,8 @@ def _cleanupOptions():
     else:
         conf.rParam = []
 
-    if conf.pDel and '\\' in conf.pDel:
-        conf.pDel = conf.pDel.decode("string_escape")
+    if conf.paramDel and '\\' in conf.paramDel:
+        conf.paramDel = conf.paramDel.decode("string_escape")
 
     if conf.skip:
         conf.skip = conf.skip.replace(" ", "")
diff --git a/lib/core/optiondict.py b/lib/core/optiondict.py
index c2f31bbbb..7694c0fdf 100644
--- a/lib/core/optiondict.py
+++ b/lib/core/optiondict.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ optDict = {
 
             "Request":       {
                                "data":              "string",
-                               "pDel":              "string",
+                               "paramDel":          "string",
                                "cookie":            "string",
                                "cDel":              "string",
                                "loadCookies":       "string",
diff --git a/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index 473f86e72..f5418a0f1 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def cmdLineParser():
         request.add_option("--data", dest="data",
                            help="Data string to be sent through POST")
 
-        request.add_option("--param-del", dest="pDel",
+        request.add_option("--param-del", dest="paramDel",
                            help="Character used for splitting parameter values")
 
         request.add_option("--cookie", dest="cookie",
diff --git a/lib/request/connect.py b/lib/request/connect.py
index 4d220adc9..b683c6991 100644
--- a/lib/request/connect.py
+++ b/lib/request/connect.py
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ class Connect(object):
                             cookie = _randomizeParameter(cookie, randomParameter)
 
         if conf.evalCode:
-            delimiter = conf.pDel or DEFAULT_GET_POST_DELIMITER
+            delimiter = conf.paramDel or DEFAULT_GET_POST_DELIMITER
             variables = {}
             originals = {}
 
diff --git a/sqlmap.conf b/sqlmap.conf
index 3f1288480..942888d41 100644
--- a/sqlmap.conf
+++ b/sqlmap.conf
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ googleDork =
 data = 
 
 # Character used for splitting parameter values
-pDel = 
+paramDel = 
 
 # HTTP Cookie header value.
 cookie =