diff --git a/lib/controller/checks.py b/lib/controller/checks.py
index 18367575b..d62f0da66 100644
--- a/lib/controller/checks.py
+++ b/lib/controller/checks.py
@@ -1340,44 +1340,6 @@ def checkStability():
 
     return kb.pageStable
 
-def checkString():
-    if not conf.string:
-        return True
-
-    infoMsg = "testing if the provided string is within the "
-    infoMsg += "target URL page content"
-    logger.info(infoMsg)
-
-    page, headers, _ = Request.queryPage(content=True)
-    rawResponse = "%s%s" % (listToStrValue(headers.headers if headers else ""), page)
-
-    if conf.string not in rawResponse:
-        warnMsg = "you provided '%s' as the string to " % conf.string
-        warnMsg += "match, but such a string is not within the target "
-        warnMsg += "URL raw response, sqlmap will carry on anyway"
-        logger.warn(warnMsg)
-
-    return True
-
-def checkRegexp():
-    if not conf.regexp:
-        return True
-
-    infoMsg = "testing if the provided regular expression matches within "
-    infoMsg += "the target URL page content"
-    logger.info(infoMsg)
-
-    page, headers, _ = Request.queryPage(content=True)
-    rawResponse = "%s%s" % (listToStrValue(headers.headers if headers else ""), page)
-
-    if not re.search(conf.regexp, rawResponse, re.I | re.M):
-        warnMsg = "you provided '%s' as the regular expression " % conf.regexp
-        warnMsg += "which does not have any match within the target URL raw response. sqlmap "
-        warnMsg += "will carry on anyway"
-        logger.warn(warnMsg)
-
-    return True
-
 @stackedmethod
 def checkWaf():
     """
@@ -1542,7 +1504,31 @@ def checkConnection(suppressOutput=False):
 
     try:
         kb.originalPageTime = time.time()
-        Request.queryPage(content=True, noteResponseTime=False)
+        page, headers, _ = Request.queryPage(content=True, noteResponseTime=False)
+
+        rawResponse = "%s%s" % (listToStrValue(headers.headers if headers else ""), page)
+
+        if conf.string:
+            infoMsg = "testing if the provided string is within the "
+            infoMsg += "target URL page content"
+            logger.info(infoMsg)
+
+            if conf.string not in rawResponse:
+                warnMsg = "you provided '%s' as the string to " % conf.string
+                warnMsg += "match, but such a string is not within the target "
+                warnMsg += "URL raw response, sqlmap will carry on anyway"
+                logger.warn(warnMsg)
+
+        if conf.regexp:
+            infoMsg = "testing if the provided regular expression matches within "
+            infoMsg += "the target URL page content"
+            logger.info(infoMsg)
+
+            if not re.search(conf.regexp, rawResponse, re.I | re.M):
+                warnMsg = "you provided '%s' as the regular expression " % conf.regexp
+                warnMsg += "which does not have any match within the target URL raw response. sqlmap "
+                warnMsg += "will carry on anyway"
+                logger.warn(warnMsg)
 
         kb.errorIsNone = False
 
diff --git a/lib/controller/controller.py b/lib/controller/controller.py
index e17470839..f58fa294d 100644
--- a/lib/controller/controller.py
+++ b/lib/controller/controller.py
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@ from lib.controller.checks import checkConnection
 from lib.controller.checks import checkDynParam
 from lib.controller.checks import checkInternet
 from lib.controller.checks import checkNullConnection
-from lib.controller.checks import checkRegexp
 from lib.controller.checks import checkSqlInjection
 from lib.controller.checks import checkStability
-from lib.controller.checks import checkString
 from lib.controller.checks import checkWaf
 from lib.controller.checks import heuristicCheckSqlInjection
 from lib.core.agent import agent
@@ -434,7 +432,7 @@ def start():
 
             setupTargetEnv()
 
-            if not checkConnection(suppressOutput=conf.forms) or not checkString() or not checkRegexp():
+            if not checkConnection(suppressOutput=conf.forms):
                 continue
 
             if conf.rParam and kb.originalPage:
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index e216f6f7e..f62e32d12 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 = "1.5.11.10"
+VERSION = "1.5.12.0"
 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)