diff --git a/lib/controller/checks.py b/lib/controller/checks.py
index 4ab8b6ba6..f7c145a8a 100644
--- a/lib/controller/checks.py
+++ b/lib/controller/checks.py
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ def checkSqlInjection(place, parameter, value):
 
                             # Set fingerprinted DBMS according to the
                             # current test settings for proper unescaping
-                            kb.misc.fpDbms = dbms
+                            kb.misc.forcedDbms = dbms
 
                             if not getIdentifiedDBMS():
                                 warnMsg = "using unescaped version of the test "
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ def checkSqlInjection(place, parameter, value):
                                 # by unionTest() directly
                                 where = vector[6]
 
-                            kb.misc.fpDbms = None
+                            kb.misc.forcedDbms = None
 
                     # If the injection test was successful feed the injection
                     # object with the test's details
diff --git a/lib/controller/handler.py b/lib/controller/handler.py
index a4dae69d1..5b06b2c45 100644
--- a/lib/controller/handler.py
+++ b/lib/controller/handler.py
@@ -101,6 +101,5 @@ def setHandler():
         else:
             conf.dbmsConnector = None
 
-    # At this point proper back-end DBMS will be identified (kb.dbms)
-    # so we have to force DBMS
-    kb.misc.fpDbms = None
+    # At this point proper back-end DBMS is fingerprinted (kb.dbms)
+    kb.misc.forcedDbms = None
diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 4212bef3e..a4103aa66 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -2077,8 +2077,8 @@ def getErrorParsedDBMSes():
 def getIdentifiedDBMS():
     dbms = None
 
-    if kb.misc.fpDbms is not None:
-        dbms = kb.misc.fpDbms
+    if kb.misc.forcedDbms is not None:
+        dbms = kb.misc.forcedDbms
     elif kb.dbms is not None:
         dbms = kb.dbms
     elif conf.dbms is not None:
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index 5a2fb8706..c609f94fd 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ def __setKnowledgeBaseAttributes(flushAll=True):
     kb.misc.start      = ":%s:" % randomStr(length=3, lowercase=True)
     kb.misc.stop       = ":%s:" % randomStr(length=3, lowercase=True)
     kb.misc.space      = ":%s:" % randomStr(length=1, lowercase=True)
-    kb.misc.fpDbms     = None
+    kb.misc.forcedDbms = None
 
     if flushAll:
         kb.keywords        = set(getFileItems(paths.SQL_KEYWORDS))
diff --git a/plugins/generic/fingerprint.py b/plugins/generic/fingerprint.py
index 793640235..a8fe44739 100644
--- a/plugins/generic/fingerprint.py
+++ b/plugins/generic/fingerprint.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Fingerprint:
     """
 
     def __init__(self, dbms):
-        kb.misc.fpDbms = dbms
+        kb.misc.forcedDbms = dbms
 
     def getFingerprint(self):
         errMsg  = "'getFingerprint' method must be defined "