diff --git a/lib/controller/checks.py b/lib/controller/checks.py
index b0b42b503..510c022a9 100644
--- a/lib/controller/checks.py
+++ b/lib/controller/checks.py
@@ -1522,18 +1522,19 @@ def checkNullConnection():
     return kb.nullConnection is not None
 
 def checkConnection(suppressOutput=False):
-    if not any((conf.proxy, conf.tor, conf.dummy, conf.offline)):
-        try:
-            debugMsg = "resolving hostname '%s'" % conf.hostname
-            logger.debug(debugMsg)
-            socket.getaddrinfo(conf.hostname, None)
-        except socket.gaierror:
-            errMsg = "host '%s' does not exist" % conf.hostname
-            raise SqlmapConnectionException(errMsg)
-        except socket.error, ex:
-            errMsg = "problem occurred while "
-            errMsg += "resolving a host name '%s' ('%s')" % (conf.hostname, getSafeExString(ex))
-            raise SqlmapConnectionException(errMsg)
+    if not re.search(r"\A\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\Z", conf.hostname):
+        if not any((conf.proxy, conf.tor, conf.dummy, conf.offline)):
+            try:
+                debugMsg = "resolving hostname '%s'" % conf.hostname
+                logger.debug(debugMsg)
+                socket.getaddrinfo(conf.hostname, None)
+            except socket.gaierror:
+                errMsg = "host '%s' does not exist" % conf.hostname
+                raise SqlmapConnectionException(errMsg)
+            except socket.error, ex:
+                errMsg = "problem occurred while "
+                errMsg += "resolving a host name '%s' ('%s')" % (conf.hostname, getSafeExString(ex))
+                raise SqlmapConnectionException(errMsg)
 
     if not suppressOutput and not conf.dummy and not conf.offline:
         infoMsg = "testing connection to the target URL"
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 953214545..6bbc45864 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import DBMS_DIRECTORY_NAME
 from lib.core.enums import OS
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.2.4.23"
+VERSION = "1.2.5.0"
 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/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index 343ffa0d1..e503c6e6b 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ c88d66597f4aab719bde4542b0a1a6e0  extra/shutils/regressiontest.py
 1e5532ede194ac9c083891c2f02bca93  extra/sqlharvest/__init__.py
 b3e60ea4e18a65c48515d04aab28ff68  extra/sqlharvest/sqlharvest.py
 0f581182871148b0456a691ae85b04c0  lib/controller/action.py
-d9559f6c5053a7ccb524f3dd049e35f8  lib/controller/checks.py
+aea19b45c6154035a689954719c753dc  lib/controller/checks.py
 c414cecdb0472c92cf50ed5b01e4438c  lib/controller/controller.py
 c7443613a0a2505b1faec931cee2a6ef  lib/controller/handler.py
 1e5532ede194ac9c083891c2f02bca93  lib/controller/__init__.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ c9a56e58984420a5abb7a3f7aadc196d  lib/core/optiondict.py
 0c3eef46bdbf87e29a3f95f90240d192  lib/core/replication.py
 a7db43859b61569b601b97f187dd31c5  lib/core/revision.py
 fcb74fcc9577523524659ec49e2e964b  lib/core/session.py
-f7b4a41eb39e717f89c55b0a90348e87  lib/core/settings.py
+1b801d825811ee4362e07e568e8a928e  lib/core/settings.py
 0dfc2ed40adf72e302291f6ecd4406f6  lib/core/shell.py
 a7edc9250d13af36ac0108f259859c19  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 6306284edcccc185b2df085438572b0d  lib/core/target.py