diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 163855952..a855f3eb0 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 = "1.2.9.39"
+VERSION = "1.2.9.40"
 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/lib/core/threads.py b/lib/core/threads.py
index a0bf58e37..c6588dd11 100644
--- a/lib/core/threads.py
+++ b/lib/core/threads.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def exceptionHandledFunction(threadFunction, silent=False):
         if not silent:
             logger.error("thread %s: %s" % (threading.currentThread().getName(), ex.message))
 
-            if conf.verbose > 1:
+            if conf.get("verbose") > 1:
                 traceback.print_exc()
 
 def setDaemon(thread):
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def runThreads(numThreads, threadFunction, cleanupFunction=None, forwardExceptio
         kb.threadException = True
         logger.error("thread %s: %s" % (threading.currentThread().getName(), ex.message))
 
-        if conf.verbose > 1:
+        if conf.get("verbose") > 1:
             traceback.print_exc()
 
     except:
diff --git a/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index 4480216f9..5ee23611f 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ c8c386d644d57c659d74542f5f57f632  lib/core/patch.py
 0c3eef46bdbf87e29a3f95f90240d192  lib/core/replication.py
 a7db43859b61569b601b97f187dd31c5  lib/core/revision.py
 fcb74fcc9577523524659ec49e2e964b  lib/core/session.py
-bae340b4a0f79271c0690deff7d849a1  lib/core/settings.py
+495854418b62c5ad47ae1eb0ac891976  lib/core/settings.py
 dd68a9d02fccb4fa1428b20e15b0db5d  lib/core/shell.py
 a7edc9250d13af36ac0108f259859c19  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 62bc180e3e828949ffb342a8f756c183  lib/core/target.py
 72d499ca8d792e90a1ebfb2ad2341a51  lib/core/testing.py
-e896992e4db26605ab1e73615b1f9434  lib/core/threads.py
+29efb66f3c444c09d29925cf552851cd  lib/core/threads.py
 c40758411bb0bd68764d78e0bb72bd0f  lib/core/unescaper.py
 b35636650cfe721f5cc47fb91737c061  lib/core/update.py
 e772deb63270375e685fa5a7b775c382  lib/core/wordlist.py