diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 2a9bf05f9..067fa0568 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from lib.core.revision import getRevisionNumber
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.0.4.15"
+VERSION = "1.0.4.16"
 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 8ee43253b..cc3acda56 100644
--- a/lib/utils/hash.py
+++ b/lib/utils/hash.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ from lib.core.common import dataToStdout
 from lib.core.common import getFileItems
 from lib.core.common import getPublicTypeMembers
 from lib.core.common import getSafeExString
+from lib.core.common import getUnicode
 from lib.core.common import hashDBRetrieve
 from lib.core.common import hashDBWrite
 from lib.core.common import normalizeUnicode
@@ -490,7 +491,7 @@ def attackDumpedTable():
 
             for (_, hash_, password) in results:
                 if hash_:
-                    lut[hash_.lower()] = password
+                    lut[hash_.lower()] = getUnicode(password)
 
             infoMsg = "postprocessing table dump"
             logger.info(infoMsg)