diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 28d4bab08..00cd55418 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 = "1.2.4.4"
+VERSION = "1.2.4.5"
 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/request/connect.py b/lib/request/connect.py
index de1d9bdbe..358fa22b4 100644
--- a/lib/request/connect.py
+++ b/lib/request/connect.py
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ class Connect(object):
                     responseHeaders = {}
 
                 page = decodePage(page, responseHeaders.get(HTTP_HEADER.CONTENT_ENCODING), responseHeaders.get(HTTP_HEADER.CONTENT_TYPE))
-                status = getUnicode(conn.msg) if conn else None
+                status = getUnicode(conn.msg) if conn and getattr(conn, "msg", None) else None
 
             kb.connErrorCounter = 0
 
diff --git a/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index ed19de5c6..792df5240 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ b950c8c2f2ae87ad2ec99e1d19b2c03a  lib/core/option.py
 0c3eef46bdbf87e29a3f95f90240d192  lib/core/replication.py
 a7db43859b61569b601b97f187dd31c5  lib/core/revision.py
 fcb74fcc9577523524659ec49e2e964b  lib/core/session.py
-e761fd544a135ac76c2ca15ec9bb874c  lib/core/settings.py
+3cb22d21169fd140938c5ecdeb209b83  lib/core/settings.py
 0dfc2ed40adf72e302291f6ecd4406f6  lib/core/shell.py
 a7edc9250d13af36ac0108f259859c19  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 a35efa7bec9f1e6cedf17c9830a79241  lib/core/target.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ ec4e56bbb1349176b2a22e0b99ba6a55  lib/parse/payloads.py
 30eed3a92a04ed2c29770e1b10d39dc0  lib/request/basicauthhandler.py
 7e8e0a3fdebbe443832c1bab2f8d3869  lib/request/basic.py
 c0cabedead14b8a23353b606672cff42  lib/request/comparison.py
-86e8a444425006b9adba1d4e2cf66eca  lib/request/connect.py
+18052b8924b77eb2e772350b262aae88  lib/request/connect.py
 dd4598675027fae99f2e2475b05986da  lib/request/direct.py
 2044fce3f4ffa268fcfaaf63241b1e64  lib/request/dns.py
 eee965d781546d05f36cfd14af050913  lib/request/httpshandler.py