diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 128611464..4bdf462e4 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from thirdparty import six
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.7.6.2"
+VERSION = "1.7.6.3"
 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 2f7cbfcde..ba9ff8ca4 100644
--- a/lib/request/connect.py
+++ b/lib/request/connect.py
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ class Connect(object):
             requestMsg += " %s" % _http_client.HTTPConnection._http_vsn_str
 
             # Prepare HTTP headers
-            headers = forgeHeaders({HTTP_HEADER.COOKIE: cookie, HTTP_HEADER.USER_AGENT: ua, HTTP_HEADER.REFERER: referer, HTTP_HEADER.HOST: host}, base=None if target else {})
+            headers = forgeHeaders({HTTP_HEADER.COOKIE: cookie, HTTP_HEADER.USER_AGENT: ua, HTTP_HEADER.REFERER: referer, HTTP_HEADER.HOST: getHostHeader(url)}, base=None if target else {})
 
             if HTTP_HEADER.COOKIE in headers:
                 cookie = headers[HTTP_HEADER.COOKIE]
@@ -453,9 +453,6 @@ class Connect(object):
                 headers[HTTP_HEADER.PROXY_AUTHORIZATION] = kb.proxyAuthHeader
 
             if not conf.requestFile or not target:
-                if not getHeader(headers, HTTP_HEADER.HOST):
-                    headers[HTTP_HEADER.HOST] = getHostHeader(url)
-
                 if not getHeader(headers, HTTP_HEADER.ACCEPT):
                     headers[HTTP_HEADER.ACCEPT] = HTTP_ACCEPT_HEADER_VALUE