diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 573d28bac..0ac8eee6b 100755
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -1051,8 +1051,8 @@ def setPaths():
     paths.SQLMAP_UDF_PATH = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_ROOT_PATH, "udf")
     paths.SQLMAP_XML_PATH = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_ROOT_PATH, "xml")
     paths.SQLMAP_XML_BANNER_PATH = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_XML_PATH, "banner")
-    paths.SQLMAP_OUTPUT_PATH = paths.get("SQLMAP_OUTPUT_PATH", os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".sqlmap", "output"))
 
+    paths.SQLMAP_OUTPUT_PATH = getUnicode(paths.get("SQLMAP_OUTPUT_PATH", os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".sqlmap", "output")), system=True)
     paths.SQLMAP_DUMP_PATH = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_OUTPUT_PATH, "%s", "dump")
     paths.SQLMAP_FILES_PATH = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_OUTPUT_PATH, "%s", "files")