diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 1839d86b3..b163039e1 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 = "1.3.9.21"
+VERSION = "1.3.9.22"
 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/utils/purge.py b/lib/utils/purge.py
index 11ac6d06b..72d99a555 100644
--- a/lib/utils/purge.py
+++ b/lib/utils/purge.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import string
 from lib.core.common import getSafeExString
 from lib.core.common import openFile
 from lib.core.compat import xrange
+from lib.core.convert import getUnicode
 from lib.core.data import logger
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
@@ -84,4 +85,4 @@ def purge(directory):
     try:
         shutil.rmtree(directory)
     except OSError as ex:
-        logger.error("problem occurred while removing directory '%s' ('%s')" % (directory, getSafeExString(ex)))
+        logger.error("problem occurred while removing directory '%s' ('%s')" % (getUnicode(directory), getSafeExString(ex)))