diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 9d2810a1f..275cd804d 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from lib.core.revision import getRevisionNumber
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.0.5.16"
+VERSION = "1.0.5.17"
 REVISION = getRevisionNumber()
 STABLE = VERSION.count('.') <= 2
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % (VERSION, "stable" if STABLE else "dev")
diff --git a/sqlmap.py b/sqlmap.py
index 6ef382f57..b6b29102c 100755
--- a/sqlmap.py
+++ b/sqlmap.py
@@ -27,36 +27,43 @@ import warnings
 warnings.filterwarnings(action="ignore", message=".*was already imported", category=UserWarning)
 warnings.filterwarnings(action="ignore", category=DeprecationWarning)
 
-from lib.controller.controller import start
-from lib.core.common import banner
-from lib.core.common import createGithubIssue
-from lib.core.common import dataToStdout
-from lib.core.common import getSafeExString
-from lib.core.common import getUnicode
-from lib.core.common import maskSensitiveData
-from lib.core.common import setPaths
-from lib.core.common import weAreFrozen
-from lib.core.data import cmdLineOptions
-from lib.core.data import conf
-from lib.core.data import kb
 from lib.core.data import logger
-from lib.core.data import paths
-from lib.core.common import unhandledExceptionMessage
-from lib.core.exception import SqlmapBaseException
-from lib.core.exception import SqlmapShellQuitException
-from lib.core.exception import SqlmapSilentQuitException
-from lib.core.exception import SqlmapUserQuitException
-from lib.core.option import initOptions
-from lib.core.option import init
-from lib.core.profiling import profile
-from lib.core.settings import IS_WIN
-from lib.core.settings import LEGAL_DISCLAIMER
-from lib.core.settings import VERSION
-from lib.core.testing import smokeTest
-from lib.core.testing import liveTest
-from lib.parse.cmdline import cmdLineParser
-from lib.utils.api import setRestAPILog
-from lib.utils.api import StdDbOut
+
+try:
+    from lib.controller.controller import start
+    from lib.core.common import banner
+    from lib.core.common import createGithubIssue
+    from lib.core.common import dataToStdout
+    from lib.core.common import getSafeExString
+    from lib.core.common import getUnicode
+    from lib.core.common import maskSensitiveData
+    from lib.core.common import setPaths
+    from lib.core.common import weAreFrozen
+    from lib.core.data import cmdLineOptions
+    from lib.core.data import conf
+    from lib.core.data import kb
+    from lib.core.data import paths
+    from lib.core.common import unhandledExceptionMessage
+    from lib.core.exception import SqlmapBaseException
+    from lib.core.exception import SqlmapShellQuitException
+    from lib.core.exception import SqlmapSilentQuitException
+    from lib.core.exception import SqlmapUserQuitException
+    from lib.core.option import initOptions
+    from lib.core.option import init
+    from lib.core.profiling import profile
+    from lib.core.settings import IS_WIN
+    from lib.core.settings import LEGAL_DISCLAIMER
+    from lib.core.settings import VERSION
+    from lib.core.testing import smokeTest
+    from lib.core.testing import liveTest
+    from lib.parse.cmdline import cmdLineParser
+    from lib.utils.api import setRestAPILog
+    from lib.utils.api import StdDbOut
+except KeyboardInterrupt:
+    errMsg = "user aborted"
+    logger.error(errMsg)
+
+    raise SystemExit
 
 def modulePath():
     """