diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 48325d6c7..365b7e204 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from thirdparty import six
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.7.4.6"
+VERSION = "1.7.4.7"
 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/utils/brute.py b/lib/utils/brute.py
index 905e5d241..d927ed6a5 100644
--- a/lib/utils/brute.py
+++ b/lib/utils/brute.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ See the file 'LICENSE' for copying permission
 
 from __future__ import division
 
-import logging
 import time
 
 from lib.core.common import Backend
@@ -387,9 +386,6 @@ def fileExists(pathFile):
             kb.locks.io.release()
 
     try:
-        pushValue(logger.getEffectiveLevel())
-        logger.setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
-
         runThreads(conf.threads, fileExistsThread, threadChoice=True)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         warnMsg = "user aborted during file existence "
@@ -397,7 +393,6 @@ def fileExists(pathFile):
         logger.warning(warnMsg)
     finally:
         kb.bruteMode = False
-        logger.setLevel(popValue())
 
     clearConsoleLine(True)
     dataToStdout("\n")
diff --git a/plugins/generic/filesystem.py b/plugins/generic/filesystem.py
index 4c046f645..5d383ed72 100644
--- a/plugins/generic/filesystem.py
+++ b/plugins/generic/filesystem.py
@@ -222,13 +222,13 @@ class Filesystem(object):
 
             if conf.direct or isStackingAvailable():
                 if isStackingAvailable():
-                    debugMsg = "going to read the file with stacked query SQL "
+                    debugMsg = "going to try to read the file with stacked query SQL "
                     debugMsg += "injection technique"
                     logger.debug(debugMsg)
 
                 fileContent = self.stackedReadFile(remoteFile)
             elif Backend.isDbms(DBMS.MYSQL):
-                debugMsg = "going to read the file with a non-stacked query "
+                debugMsg = "going to try to read the file with non-stacked query "
                 debugMsg += "SQL injection technique"
                 logger.debug(debugMsg)