diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 39b314f60..df31eb283 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -590,10 +590,13 @@ class Backend(object):
         retVal = False
 
         if Backend.getVersion() is not None and version is not None:
+            _version = unArrayizeValue(Backend.getVersion())
+            _version = re.sub(r"[<>= ]", "", _version)
+
             try:
-                retVal = LooseVersion(Backend.getVersion()) >= LooseVersion(version)
+                retVal = LooseVersion(_version) >= LooseVersion(version)
             except:
-                retVal = str(Backend.getVersion()) >= str(version)
+                retVal = str(_version) >= str(version)
 
         return retVal
 
@@ -3563,6 +3566,8 @@ def unArrayizeValue(value):
 
     >>> unArrayizeValue(['1'])
     '1'
+    >>> unArrayizeValue('1')
+    '1'
     >>> unArrayizeValue(['1', '2'])
     '1'
     >>> unArrayizeValue([['a', 'b'], 'c'])
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 381b626fc..6ba9ac4e9 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from thirdparty import six
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.5.10.16"
+VERSION = "1.5.10.17"
 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)