diff --git a/lib/core/optiondict.py b/lib/core/optiondict.py
index 69345770b..83d4e7b13 100644
--- a/lib/core/optiondict.py
+++ b/lib/core/optiondict.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ optDict = {
                                "eRegexp":           "string",
                                "thold":             "float",
                                "useBetween":        "boolean",
+                               "space":             "string",
                              },
 
             "Techniques":    {
diff --git a/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index e6be4a386..115346d99 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def cmdLineParser():
                              help="Page comparison threshold value (0.0-1.0)")
 
         injection.add_option("--space", dest="space",
-                             help="Use defined string instead of standard ' '")
+                             help="Use defined string for space instead of standard ' '")
 
         injection.add_option("--use-between", dest="useBetween",
                              action="store_true",
diff --git a/sqlmap.conf b/sqlmap.conf
index 0022e5bd9..bcc142be8 100644
--- a/sqlmap.conf
+++ b/sqlmap.conf
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ thold =
 # Valid: True or False
 useBetween = False
 
+# Use defined string for space instead of standard ' '
+space = 
+
 # These options can be used to test for specific SQL injection technique
 # or to use one of them to exploit the affected parameter(s) rather than
 # using the default blind SQL injection technique.