diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 32e07e0fd..36f10c25f 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ def readInput(message, default=None, checkBatch=True, boolean=False):
         logger.debug(debugMsg)
 
     if retVal is None:
-        if checkBatch and conf.get("batch"):
+        if checkBatch and conf.get("batch") or conf.get("api"):
             if isListLike(default):
                 options = ','.join(getUnicode(opt, UNICODE_ENCODING) for opt in default)
             elif default:
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 35c0b73c5..e3feaf6e5 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import DBMS_DIRECTORY_NAME
 from lib.core.enums import OS
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.2.6.27"
+VERSION = "1.2.6.28"
 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/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index d6e992f8e..71f30de8d 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ c7443613a0a2505b1faec931cee2a6ef  lib/controller/handler.py
 1e5532ede194ac9c083891c2f02bca93  lib/controller/__init__.py
 0adf547455a76dc71e6a599e52da1ed9  lib/core/agent.py
 fd8f239e259afaf5f24bcf34a0ad187f  lib/core/bigarray.py
-fee729e63aab1519fe485af45f4fb1ea  lib/core/common.py
+e9ea20ebda48080ff80f4b87b0085e6c  lib/core/common.py
 0d082da16c388b3445e656e0760fb582  lib/core/convert.py
 9f87391b6a3395f7f50830b391264f27  lib/core/data.py
 72016ea5c994a711a262fd64572a0fcd  lib/core/datatype.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ c8c386d644d57c659d74542f5f57f632  lib/core/patch.py
 0c3eef46bdbf87e29a3f95f90240d192  lib/core/replication.py
 a7db43859b61569b601b97f187dd31c5  lib/core/revision.py
 fcb74fcc9577523524659ec49e2e964b  lib/core/session.py
-e9356ecbc79a58112311c4626c0e1c2d  lib/core/settings.py
+eceda1743cad3fb421344c19ab4148ed  lib/core/settings.py
 0dfc2ed40adf72e302291f6ecd4406f6  lib/core/shell.py
 a7edc9250d13af36ac0108f259859c19  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 36bd2dc292c0e10e39bd9c43b77fe1bc  lib/core/target.py