diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 7cf9acacb..bbf8b4168 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 = "1.0.5.5"
+VERSION = "1.0.5.6"
 REVISION = getRevisionNumber()
 STABLE = VERSION.count('.') <= 2
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % (VERSION, "stable" if STABLE else "dev")
diff --git a/lib/utils/hash.py b/lib/utils/hash.py
index cc3acda56..95831b235 100644
--- a/lib/utils/hash.py
+++ b/lib/utils/hash.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import tempfile
 import time
+import zipfile
 
 from hashlib import md5
 from hashlib import sha1
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ from lib.core.data import kb
 from lib.core.data import logger
 from lib.core.enums import DBMS
 from lib.core.enums import HASH
+from lib.core.exception import SqlmapDataException
 from lib.core.exception import SqlmapUserQuitException
 from lib.core.settings import COMMON_PASSWORD_SUFFIXES
 from lib.core.settings import COMMON_USER_COLUMNS
@@ -786,6 +788,14 @@ def dictionaryAttack(attack_dict):
                     for dictPath in dictPaths:
                         checkFile(dictPath)
 
+                        if os.path.splitext(dictPath)[1].lower() == ".zip":
+                            _ = zipfile.ZipFile(dictPath, 'r')
+                            if len(_.namelist()) == 0:
+                                errMsg = "no file(s) inside '%s'" % dictPath
+                                raise SqlmapDataException(errMsg)
+                            else:
+                                _.open(_.namelist()[0])
+
                     kb.wordlists = dictPaths
 
                 except Exception, ex: