diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index 3bf0367ee..72d834d07 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -1696,11 +1696,20 @@ def _cleanupOptions():
             try:
                 conf.ignoreCode = [int(_) for _ in re.split(PARAMETER_SPLITTING_REGEX, conf.ignoreCode)]
             except ValueError:
-                errMsg = "options '--ignore-code' should contain a list of integer values or a wildcard value '%s'" % IGNORE_CODE_WILDCARD
+                errMsg = "option '--ignore-code' should contain a list of integer values or a wildcard value '%s'" % IGNORE_CODE_WILDCARD
                 raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
     else:
         conf.ignoreCode = []
 
+    if conf.abortCode:
+        try:
+            conf.abortCode = [int(_) for _ in re.split(PARAMETER_SPLITTING_REGEX, conf.abortCode)]
+        except ValueError:
+            errMsg = "option '--abort-code' should contain a list of integer values"
+            raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
+    else:
+        conf.abortCode = []
+
     if conf.paramFilter:
         conf.paramFilter = [_.strip() for _ in re.split(PARAMETER_SPLITTING_REGEX, conf.paramFilter.upper())]
     else:
diff --git a/lib/core/optiondict.py b/lib/core/optiondict.py
index c28eca013..761ee9955 100644
--- a/lib/core/optiondict.py
+++ b/lib/core/optiondict.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ optDict = {
         "authType": "string",
         "authCred": "string",
         "authFile": "string",
+        "abortCode": "string",
         "ignoreCode": "string",
         "ignoreProxy": "boolean",
         "ignoreRedirects": "boolean",
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index ef5b581d8..f20420b07 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 = "1.7.1.9"
+VERSION = "1.7.1.10"
 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/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index 383fba066..e16e8223a 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -201,8 +201,11 @@ def cmdLineParser(argv=None):
         request.add_argument("--auth-file", dest="authFile",
             help="HTTP authentication PEM cert/private key file")
 
+        request.add_argument("--abort-code", dest="abortCode",
+            help="Abort on (problematic) HTTP error code(s) (e.g. 401)")
+
         request.add_argument("--ignore-code", dest="ignoreCode",
-            help="Ignore (problematic) HTTP error code (e.g. 401)")
+            help="Ignore (problematic) HTTP error code(s) (e.g. 401)")
 
         request.add_argument("--ignore-proxy", dest="ignoreProxy", action="store_true",
             help="Ignore system default proxy settings")
diff --git a/lib/request/connect.py b/lib/request/connect.py
index ffc06ad96..6c27a267e 100644
--- a/lib/request/connect.py
+++ b/lib/request/connect.py
@@ -767,6 +767,11 @@ class Connect(object):
             if not multipart:
                 logger.log(CUSTOM_LOGGING.TRAFFIC_IN, responseMsg)
 
+            if code in conf.abortCode:
+                errMsg = "aborting due to detected HTTP code '%d'" % code
+                singleTimeLogMessage(errMsg, logging.CRITICAL)
+                raise SystemExit
+
             if ex.code not in (conf.ignoreCode or []):
                 if ex.code == _http_client.UNAUTHORIZED:
                     errMsg = "not authorized, try to provide right HTTP "
@@ -921,6 +926,11 @@ class Connect(object):
                     errMsg += "function '%s' ('%s')" % (function.__name__, getSafeExString(ex))
                     raise SqlmapGenericException(errMsg)
 
+            if code in conf.abortCode:
+                errMsg = "aborting due to detected HTTP code '%d'" % code
+                singleTimeLogMessage(errMsg, logging.CRITICAL)
+                raise SystemExit
+
             threadData.lastPage = page
             threadData.lastCode = code
 
diff --git a/sqlmap.conf b/sqlmap.conf
index 71a12017c..895b60115 100644
--- a/sqlmap.conf
+++ b/sqlmap.conf
@@ -101,8 +101,12 @@ authCred =
 # Syntax: key_file
 authFile = 
 
+# Abort on (problematic) HTTP error code (e.g. 401).
+# Valid: string
+abortCode =
+
 # Ignore (problematic) HTTP error code (e.g. 401).
-# Valid: integer
+# Valid: string
 ignoreCode =
 
 # Ignore system default proxy settings.