diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index dc3faa4a0..cf2f30f62 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 = "1.3.6.26"
+VERSION = "1.3.6.27"
 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/sqlmapapi.py b/sqlmapapi.py
index e491417dd..28da90369 100755
--- a/sqlmapapi.py
+++ b/sqlmapapi.py
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ __import__("lib.utils.versioncheck")  # this has to be the first non-standard im
 
 import logging
 import optparse
+import os
 import warnings
 
 warnings.filterwarnings(action="ignore", message=".*was already imported", category=UserWarning)
 warnings.filterwarnings(action="ignore", category=DeprecationWarning)
 
-from sqlmap import modulePath
+from lib.core.common import getUnicode
 from lib.core.common import setPaths
 from lib.core.data import logger
 from lib.core.patch import dirtyPatches
@@ -26,9 +27,16 @@ from lib.core.patch import resolveCrossReferences
 from lib.core.settings import RESTAPI_DEFAULT_ADAPTER
 from lib.core.settings import RESTAPI_DEFAULT_ADDRESS
 from lib.core.settings import RESTAPI_DEFAULT_PORT
+from lib.core.settings import UNICODE_ENCODING
 from lib.utils.api import client
 from lib.utils.api import server
 
+try:
+    from sqlmap import modulePath
+except ImportError:
+    def modulePath():
+        return getUnicode(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), encoding=sys.getfilesystemencoding() or UNICODE_ENCODING)
+
 def main():
     """
     REST-JSON API main function