diff --git a/doc/THANKS b/doc/THANKS
index ae1c96878..194bc788b 100644
--- a/doc/THANKS
+++ b/doc/THANKS
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ Nico Leidecker <nico@leidecker.info>
 Gabriel Lima <pato@bugnet.com.br>
     for reporting a couple of bugs
 
+Mark Lowe <larkmowe@gmail.com>
+    for reporting a bug
+
 Truong Duc Luong <luongductruong@gmail.com>
     for reporting a minor bug
 
diff --git a/lib/core/replication.py b/lib/core/replication.py
index c79a21696..57c493a62 100644
--- a/lib/core/replication.py
+++ b/lib/core/replication.py
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ Copyright (c) 2006-2010 sqlmap developers (http://sqlmap.sourceforge.net/)
 See the file 'doc/COPYING' for copying permission
 """
 
-import sqlite3
+try:
+    import sqlite3
+except ImportError, _:
+    pass
 
 class Replication:
     """
diff --git a/plugins/dbms/sqlite/connector.py b/plugins/dbms/sqlite/connector.py
index fb554a707..0414a9626 100644
--- a/plugins/dbms/sqlite/connector.py
+++ b/plugins/dbms/sqlite/connector.py
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ Copyright (c) 2006-2010 sqlmap developers (http://sqlmap.sourceforge.net/)
 See the file 'doc/COPYING' for copying permission
 """
 
-import sqlite3
+try:
+    import sqlite3
+except ImportError, _:
+    pass
 
 from lib.core.convert import utf8encode
 from lib.core.data import conf