diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 09f48db1b..10c1bbff1 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 = "1.6.1.6"
+VERSION = "1.6.1.7"
 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/request/connect.py b/lib/request/connect.py
index 01d48eab4..8b755a12f 100644
--- a/lib/request/connect.py
+++ b/lib/request/connect.py
@@ -147,9 +147,12 @@ class Connect(object):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _getPageProxy(**kwargs):
-        if (len(inspect.stack()) > sys.getrecursionlimit() // 2):   # Note: https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/issues/4525
-            warnMsg = "unable to connect to the target URL"
-            raise SqlmapConnectionException(warnMsg)
+        try:
+            if (len(inspect.stack()) > sys.getrecursionlimit() // 2):   # Note: https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/issues/4525
+                warnMsg = "unable to connect to the target URL"
+                raise SqlmapConnectionException(warnMsg)
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
 
         try:
             return Connect.getPage(**kwargs)