diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 30e9a3394..c1491d953 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -1800,9 +1800,11 @@ def getFileType(filePath):
     """
 
     try:
-        desc = getUnicode(magic.from_file(filePath) or "")
+        desc = magic.from_file(filePath) or magic.MAGIC_UNKNOWN_FILETYPE
     except:
         desc = magic.MAGIC_UNKNOWN_FILETYPE
+    finally:
+        desc = getText(desc)
 
     if desc == magic.MAGIC_UNKNOWN_FILETYPE:
         content = openFile(filePath, "rb", encoding=None).read()
diff --git a/lib/core/dump.py b/lib/core/dump.py
index 9b227b1c0..333b09b0b 100644
--- a/lib/core/dump.py
+++ b/lib/core/dump.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from lib.core.common import checkFile
 from lib.core.common import dataToDumpFile
 from lib.core.common import dataToStdout
 from lib.core.common import getSafeExString
+from lib.core.common import getText
 from lib.core.common import isListLike
 from lib.core.common import isMultiThreadMode
 from lib.core.common import normalizeUnicode
@@ -613,8 +614,8 @@ class Dump(object):
 
                     if len(value) > MIN_BINARY_DISK_DUMP_SIZE and r'\x' in value:
                         try:
-                            mimetype = magic.from_buffer(value, mime=True)
-                            if any(mimetype.startswith(_) for _ in (b"application", b"image")):
+                            mimetype = getText(magic.from_buffer(value, mime=True))
+                            if any(mimetype.startswith(_) for _ in ("application", "image")):
                                 if not os.path.isdir(dumpDbPath):
                                     os.makedirs(dumpDbPath)
 
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 1d5cf5ca0..9a04e5dd6 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty import six
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.3.5.58"
+VERSION = "1.3.5.59"
 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/thirdparty/magic/magic.py b/thirdparty/magic/magic.py
index 0c077f5b1..c99c17041 100644
--- a/thirdparty/magic/magic.py
+++ b/thirdparty/magic/magic.py
@@ -223,4 +223,4 @@ MAGIC_NO_CHECK_ASCII = 0x020000 # Don't check for ascii files
 MAGIC_NO_CHECK_TROFF = 0x040000 # Don't check ascii/troff
 MAGIC_NO_CHECK_FORTRAN = 0x080000 # Don't check ascii/fortran
 MAGIC_NO_CHECK_TOKENS = 0x100000 # Don't check ascii/tokens
-MAGIC_UNKNOWN_FILETYPE = "unknown"
\ No newline at end of file
+MAGIC_UNKNOWN_FILETYPE = b"unknown"
\ No newline at end of file