diff --git a/lib/core/convert.py b/lib/core/convert.py
index 802d00cfb..31834fb6f 100755
--- a/lib/core/convert.py
+++ b/lib/core/convert.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def hexencode(value):
     '666f6f626172'
     """
 
-    return utf8encode(value).encode("hex")
+    return unicodeencode(value, conf.charset or UNICODE_ENCODING).encode("hex")
 
 def unicodeencode(value, encoding=None):
     """
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 94ca2fabc..facebc362 100755
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import DBMS_DIRECTORY_NAME
 from lib.core.enums import OS
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.1.9.3"
+VERSION = "1.1.9.4"
 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/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index f6ea778a5..2c9b2a947 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ a66093c734c7f94ecdf94d882c2d8b89  lib/controller/controller.py
 9f1adb993f66da030a4168571978e6fa  lib/core/agent.py
 6cc95a117fbd34ef31b9aa25520f0e31  lib/core/bigarray.py
 55e0317b8bacce94bd6edb1a644e6b4d  lib/core/common.py
-5065a4242a8cccf72f91e22e1007ae63  lib/core/convert.py
+8fb2c878ffa7e965f1c8ad9beb08d162  lib/core/convert.py
 a8143dab9d3a27490f7d49b6b29ea530  lib/core/data.py
 7936d78b1a7f1f008ff92bf2f88574ba  lib/core/datatype.py
 36c85e9ef109c5b4af3ca9bb1065ef1f  lib/core/decorators.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ c5f09788ee8ff9c9d12a052986875bc6  lib/core/option.py
 d8e9250f3775119df07e9070eddccd16  lib/core/replication.py
 785f86e3f963fa3798f84286a4e83ff2  lib/core/revision.py
 40c80b28b3a5819b737a5a17d4565ae9  lib/core/session.py
-b57b58b96088042397ce57b93a6be153  lib/core/settings.py
+e508d69c22ce6df3833299ef7ff2b95d  lib/core/settings.py
 d91291997d2bd2f6028aaf371bf1d3b6  lib/core/shell.py
 2ad85c130cc5f2b3701ea85c2f6bbf20  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 4a6ecdd8a6e44bb4737bd9bc7f9b5743  lib/core/target.py