diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index ccf346b1a..c2fd63bd3 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -1653,10 +1653,20 @@ def _cleanupOptions():
         conf.testFilter = conf.testFilter.strip('*+')
         conf.testFilter = re.sub(r"([^.])([*+])", "\g<1>.\g<2>", conf.testFilter)
 
+        try:
+            re.compile(conf.testFilter)
+        except re.error:
+            conf.testFilter = re.escape(conf.testFilter)
+
     if conf.testSkip:
         conf.testSkip = conf.testSkip.strip('*+')
         conf.testSkip = re.sub(r"([^.])([*+])", "\g<1>.\g<2>", conf.testSkip)
 
+        try:
+            re.compile(conf.testSkip)
+        except re.error:
+            conf.testSkip = re.escape(conf.testSkip)
+
     if "timeSec" not in kb.explicitSettings:
         if conf.tor:
             conf.timeSec = 2 * conf.timeSec
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index a1d3127be..09b689a74 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from lib.core.revision import getRevisionNumber
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.0.5.10"
+VERSION = "1.0.5.11"
 REVISION = getRevisionNumber()
 STABLE = VERSION.count('.') <= 2
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % (VERSION, "stable" if STABLE else "dev")