diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 3c78c5d65..eb9f95861 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -2431,11 +2431,11 @@ def getUnicode(value, encoding=None, noneToNull=False):
         except UnicodeDecodeError:
             return six.text_type(str(value), errors="ignore")  # encoding ignored for non-basestring instances
 
-def getASCII(value):
+def getBytes(value):
     """
-    Returns ASCII representation of provided Unicode value
+    Returns byte representation of provided Unicode value
 
-    >>> getASCII(getUnicode("foo\x01\x83\xffbar")) == "foo\x01\x83\xffbar"
+    >>> getBytes(getUnicode("foo\x01\x83\xffbar")) == "foo\x01\x83\xffbar"
     True
     """
 
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 691f0eb1b..bc4e7c632 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import DBMS_DIRECTORY_NAME
 from lib.core.enums import OS
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.3.4.23"
+VERSION = "1.3.4.24"
 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 bdddfcd58..d74539bed 100644
--- a/lib/request/connect.py
+++ b/lib/request/connect.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from lib.core.common import evaluateCode
 from lib.core.common import extractRegexResult
 from lib.core.common import filterNone
 from lib.core.common import findMultipartPostBoundary
+from lib.core.common import getBytes
 from lib.core.common import getCurrentThreadData
 from lib.core.common import getHeader
 from lib.core.common import getHostHeader
@@ -420,8 +421,8 @@ class Connect(object):
                     value = re.sub(r"(%s)([^ \t])" % char, r"\g<1>\t\g<2>", value)
                 headers[unicodeencode(key, kb.pageEncoding)] = value.strip("\r\n")
 
-            url = unicodeencode(url)
-            post = unicodeencode(post)
+            url = getBytes(url)
+            post = getBytes(post)
 
             if websocket_:
                 ws = websocket.WebSocket()
@@ -452,7 +453,7 @@ class Connect(object):
                 logger.log(CUSTOM_LOGGING.TRAFFIC_OUT, requestMsg)
             else:
                 if method and method not in (HTTPMETHOD.GET, HTTPMETHOD.POST):
-                    method = unicodeencode(method)
+                    method = getBytes(method)
                     req = MethodRequest(url, post, headers)
                     req.set_method(method)
                 elif url is not None: