diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 18c9726fb..ab4fb00ca 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 = "1.5.2.3"
+VERSION = "1.5.2.4"
 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/testing.py b/lib/core/testing.py
index a42fa5abf..58139acf4 100644
--- a/lib/core/testing.py
+++ b/lib/core/testing.py
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ def vulnTest():
     TESTS = (
         ("-h", ("to see full list of options run with '-hh'",)),
         ("--dependencies --deprecations", ("sqlmap requires", "third-party library", "~DeprecationWarning:")),
-        ("-u <url> --data='reflect=1' --flush-session --wizard", ("Please choose:", "back-end DBMS: SQLite", "current user is DBA: True", "banner: '3.")),
-        ("-u <url> --data='code=1' --code=200 --technique=B --banner --flush-session", ("back-end DBMS: SQLite", "banner: '3.")),
+        ("-u <url> --data='reflect=1' --flush-session --wizard --disable-coloring", ("Please choose:", "back-end DBMS: SQLite", "current user is DBA: True", "banner: '3.")),
+        ("-u <url> --data='code=1' --code=200 --technique=B --banner --no-cast --flush-session", ("back-end DBMS: SQLite", "banner: '3.", "~COALESCE(CAST(")),
         (u"-c <config> --flush-session --smart --roles --statements --hostname --privileges --sql-query=\"SELECT '\u0161u\u0107uraj'\" --technique=U", (u": '\u0161u\u0107uraj'", "on SQLite it is not possible")),
         (u"-u <url> --flush-session --sql-query=\"SELECT '\u0161u\u0107uraj'\" --technique=B --no-escape --string=luther --unstable", (u": '\u0161u\u0107uraj'",)),
         ("--dummy", ("all tested parameters do not appear to be injectable", "does not seem to be injectable", "there is not at least one", "~might be injectable")),
@@ -50,13 +50,14 @@ def vulnTest():
         ("-r <request> --flush-session -v 5 --test-skip='heavy' --save=<config>", ("CloudFlare", "web application technology: Express", "possible DBMS: 'SQLite'", "User-agent: foobar", "~Type: time-based blind", "saved command line options to the configuration file")),
         ("-c <config>", ("CloudFlare", "possible DBMS: 'SQLite'", "User-agent: foobar", "~Type: time-based blind")),
         ("<piped> -r <request> -l <log> --flush-session --banner --technique=B", ("banner: '3.", "STDIN")),
+        ("-u <url> --flush-session --technique=U --dump -T users --answers=\"crack=n\" -v 3", ("JSON_GROUP_ARRAY", "NULL", "nameisnull", "~performed 2 queries")),
         ("-l <log> --flush-session --keep-alive --skip-waf -v 5 --technique=U --union-from=users --banner --parse-errors", ("banner: '3.", "ORDER BY term out of range", "~xp_cmdshell", "Connection: keep-alive")),
         ("-l <log> --offline --banner -v 5", ("banner: '3.", "~[TRAFFIC OUT]")),
         ("-u <base> --flush-session --data='id=1&_=Eewef6oh' --chunked --randomize=_ --random-agent --banner", ("fetched random HTTP User-Agent header value", "Parameter: id (POST)", "Type: boolean-based blind", "Type: time-based blind", "Type: UNION query", "banner: '3.")),
         ("-u <base64> -p id --base64=id --data='base64=true' --flush-session --banner --technique=B", ("banner: '3.",)),
         ("-u <base64> -p id --base64=id --data='base64=true' --flush-session --tables --technique=U", (" users ",)),
-        ("-u <url> --flush-session --banner --technique=B --not-string 'no results'", ("banner: '3.",)),
-        ("-u <url> --flush-session --banner --technique=B --first=1 --last=2", ("banner: '3.'",)),
+        ("-u <url> --flush-session --banner --technique=B --disable-precon --not-string 'no results'", ("banner: '3.",)),
+        ("-u <url> --flush-session --encoding=gbk --banner --technique=B --first=1 --last=2", ("banner: '3.'",)),
         ("-u <url> --flush-session --encoding=ascii --forms --crawl=2 --threads=2 --banner", ("total of 2 targets", "might be injectable", "Type: UNION query", "banner: '3.")),
         ("-u <base> --flush-session --data='{\"id\": 1}' --banner", ("might be injectable", "3 columns", "Payload: {\"id\"", "Type: boolean-based blind", "Type: time-based blind", "Type: UNION query", "banner: '3.")),
         ("-u <base> --flush-session -H 'Foo: Bar' -H 'Sna: Fu' --data='<root><param name=\"id\" value=\"1*\"/></root>' --union-char=1 --mobile --answers='smartphone=3' --banner --smart -v 5", ("might be injectable", "Payload: <root><param name=\"id\" value=\"1", "Type: boolean-based blind", "Type: time-based blind", "Type: UNION query", "banner: '3.", "Nexus", "Sna: Fu", "Foo: Bar")),