diff --git a/lib/core/dump.py b/lib/core/dump.py
index 9ca9fec7d..e79f96b2b 100644
--- a/lib/core/dump.py
+++ b/lib/core/dump.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ 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
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ from lib.core.common import safeCSValue
 from lib.core.common import unsafeSQLIdentificatorNaming
 from lib.core.compat import xrange
 from lib.core.convert import getBytes
+from lib.core.convert import getText
 from lib.core.convert import getUnicode
 from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import kb
diff --git a/lib/core/revision.py b/lib/core/revision.py
index 6aa3eca6c..f0d682e39 100644
--- a/lib/core/revision.py
+++ b/lib/core/revision.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import os
 import re
 import subprocess
 
-from lib.core.common import getText
 from lib.core.common import openFile
+from lib.core.convert import getText
 
 def getRevisionNumber():
     """
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 5d109e339..b58058c1e 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 = "1.3.5.143"
+VERSION = "1.3.5.144"
 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/core/update.py b/lib/core/update.py
index 3d628bbb9..8b48a6d9b 100644
--- a/lib/core/update.py
+++ b/lib/core/update.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ import zipfile
 from lib.core.common import dataToStdout
 from lib.core.common import getSafeExString
 from lib.core.common import getLatestRevision
-from lib.core.common import getText
 from lib.core.common import openFile
 from lib.core.common import pollProcess
 from lib.core.common import readInput
+from lib.core.convert import getText
 from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import logger
 from lib.core.data import paths
diff --git a/lib/request/basic.py b/lib/request/basic.py
index e22db602f..b05fef8db 100644
--- a/lib/request/basic.py
+++ b/lib/request/basic.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from lib.core.common import extractRegexResult
 from lib.core.common import filterNone
 from lib.core.common import getPublicTypeMembers
 from lib.core.common import getSafeExString
-from lib.core.common import getText
 from lib.core.common import isListLike
 from lib.core.common import randomStr
 from lib.core.common import readInput
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ from lib.core.common import singleTimeWarnMessage
 from lib.core.common import unArrayizeValue
 from lib.core.convert import decodeHex
 from lib.core.convert import getBytes
+from lib.core.convert import getText
 from lib.core.convert import getUnicode
 from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import kb