diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index f604d3a07..caa7421a5 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ def setColor(message, color=None, bold=False, level=None, istty=None):
                     level = getattr(logging, level, None)
                 except:
                     level = None
-                retVal = LOGGER_HANDLER.colorize(message, level)
+                retVal = LOGGER_HANDLER.colorize(message, level, True)
             else:
                 match = re.search(r"\(([^)]*)\s*fork\)", message)
                 if match:
diff --git a/lib/core/log.py b/lib/core/log.py
index 259338e76..45005fa53 100644
--- a/lib/core/log.py
+++ b/lib/core/log.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ try:
     from thirdparty.ansistrm.ansistrm import ColorizingStreamHandler
 
     class _ColorizingStreamHandler(ColorizingStreamHandler):
-        def colorize(self, message, levelno):
-            if levelno in self.level_map and self.is_tty:
+        def colorize(self, message, levelno, force=False):
+            if levelno in self.level_map and self.is_tty or force:
                 bg, fg, bold = self.level_map[levelno]
                 params = []
 
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index b7589c90b..034692938 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 = "1.5.1.41"
+VERSION = "1.5.1.42"
 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)