diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index da72fb31a..4c6abbaba 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -763,9 +763,9 @@ def parseTargetDirect():
                 elif dbmsName == "Firebird":
                     import kinterbasdb
             except ImportError, _:
-                errMsg  = "sqlmap requires %s third-party library " % data[1]
+                errMsg  = "sqlmap requires '%s' third-party library " % data[1]
                 errMsg += "in order to directly connect to the database "
-                errMsg += "%s. Download from %s" % (dbmsName, data[2])
+                errMsg += "'%s'. Download from '%s'" % (dbmsName, data[2])
                 raise sqlmapMissingDependence, errMsg
 
 def parseTargetUrl():
diff --git a/lib/request/direct.py b/lib/request/direct.py
index 6740dab4e..e54d8fcff 100644
--- a/lib/request/direct.py
+++ b/lib/request/direct.py
@@ -38,12 +38,15 @@ def direct(query, content=True):
     if not select:
         output = timeout(func=conf.dbmsConnector.execute, args=(query,), duration=conf.timeout, default=None)
     elif conf.hostname in kb.resumedQueries and query in kb.resumedQueries[conf.hostname] and "sqlmapoutput" not in query and "sqlmapfile" not in query:
-        output = base64unpickle(kb.resumedQueries[conf.hostname][query][:-1])
+        try:
+            output = base64unpickle(kb.resumedQueries[conf.hostname][query][:-1])
+        except:
+            output = timeout(func=conf.dbmsConnector.select, args=(query,), duration=conf.timeout, default=None)
 
         infoMsg  = "resumed from file '%s': " % conf.sessionFile
         infoMsg += "%s..." % getUnicode(output)[:20]
         logger.info(infoMsg)
-    elif select:
+    else:
         output = timeout(func=conf.dbmsConnector.select, args=(query,), duration=conf.timeout, default=None)
 
     if output is None or len(output) == 0:
diff --git a/plugins/dbms/sqlite/connector.py b/plugins/dbms/sqlite/connector.py
index f0c5839b8..5e8bbbf4b 100644
--- a/plugins/dbms/sqlite/connector.py
+++ b/plugins/dbms/sqlite/connector.py
@@ -7,24 +7,23 @@ Copyright (c) 2006-2010 sqlmap developers (http://sqlmap.sourceforge.net/)
 See the file 'doc/COPYING' for copying permission
 """
 
-try:
-    import sqlite3
-except ImportError, _:
-    pass
+import sqlite3
 
 from lib.core.convert import utf8encode
 from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import logger
 from lib.core.exception import sqlmapConnectionException
+from lib.core.exception import sqlmapMissingDependence
 
 from plugins.generic.connector import Connector as GenericConnector
 
+
 class Connector(GenericConnector):
     """
     Homepage: http://pysqlite.googlecode.com/
     User guide: http://docs.python.org/release/2.5/lib/module-sqlite3.html
     API: http://docs.python.org/library/sqlite3.html
-    Debian package: python-pysqlite2
+    Debian package: python-pysqlite2 (SQLite 2), python-pysqlite3 (SQLite 3)
     License: MIT
 
     Possible connectors: http://wiki.python.org/moin/SQLite
@@ -32,15 +31,33 @@ class Connector(GenericConnector):
 
     def __init__(self):
         GenericConnector.__init__(self)
+        self.__sqlite = sqlite3
 
     def connect(self):
         self.initConnection()
         self.checkFileDb()
 
         try:
-            self.connector = sqlite3.connect(database=self.db, check_same_thread=False, timeout=conf.timeout)
-        except (sqlite3.DatabaseError, sqlite3.OperationalError), msg:
-            raise sqlmapConnectionException, msg[0]
+            self.connector = self.__sqlite.connect(database=self.db, check_same_thread=False, timeout=conf.timeout)
+
+            cursor = self.connector.cursor()
+            cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM sqlite_master")
+            cursor.close()
+
+        except (self.__sqlite.DatabaseError, self.__sqlite.OperationalError), msg:
+            errMsg = "unable to connect using SQLite 3 library, trying with SQLite 2 (%s)" % msg[0]
+            logger.error(errMsg)
+            try:
+                try:
+                    import sqlite
+                except ImportError, _:
+                    errMsg  = "sqlmap requires 'python-sqlite2' third-party library "
+                    errMsg += "in order to directly connect to the database '%s'" % self.db
+                    raise sqlmapMissingDependence, errMsg
+                self.__sqlite = sqlite
+                self.connector = self.__sqlite.connect(database=self.db, check_same_thread=False, timeout=conf.timeout)
+            except (self.__sqlite.DatabaseError, self.__sqlite.OperationalError), msg:
+                raise sqlmapConnectionException, msg[0]
 
         self.setCursor()
         self.connected()
@@ -48,18 +65,16 @@ class Connector(GenericConnector):
     def fetchall(self):
         try:
             return self.cursor.fetchall()
-        except sqlite3.OperationalError, msg:
+        except self.__sqlite.OperationalError, msg:
             logger.log(8, msg[0])
             return None
 
     def execute(self, query):
         try:
-            import pdb
-            pdb.set_trace()
             self.cursor.execute(utf8encode(query))
-        except sqlite3.OperationalError, msg:
+        except self.__sqlite.OperationalError, msg:
             logger.log(8, msg[0])
-        except sqlite3.DatabaseError, msg:
+        except self.__sqlite.DatabaseError, msg:
             raise sqlmapConnectionException, msg[0]
 
         self.connector.commit()