diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 80a78b828..9f3716027 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.5.2.23"
+VERSION = "1.5.2.24"
 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 7c4e47bec..3b8711574 100644
--- a/lib/request/connect.py
+++ b/lib/request/connect.py
@@ -750,7 +750,9 @@ class Connect(object):
             if ex.code not in (conf.ignoreCode or []):
                 if ex.code == _http_client.UNAUTHORIZED:
                     errMsg = "not authorized, try to provide right HTTP "
-                    errMsg += "authentication type and valid credentials (%d)" % code
+                    errMsg += "authentication type and valid credentials (%d). " % code
+                    errMsg += "If this is intended, try to rerun by providing "
+                    errMsg += "a valid value for option '--ignore-code'"
                     raise SqlmapConnectionException(errMsg)
                 elif chunked and ex.code in (_http_client.METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, _http_client.LENGTH_REQUIRED):
                     warnMsg = "turning off HTTP chunked transfer encoding "