diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index f3a79d53d..e36b35215 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 = "1.3.1.53"
+VERSION = "1.3.1.54"
 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/search.py b/lib/utils/search.py
index 280fe2502..24ef82449 100644
--- a/lib/utils/search.py
+++ b/lib/utils/search.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def _search(dork):
             errMsg = "unable to connect"
             raise SqlmapConnectionException(errMsg)
 
-        retVal = [urllib.unquote(match.group(1)) for match in re.finditer(regex, page, re.I | re.S)]
+        retVal = [urllib.unquote(match.group(1).replace("&amp;", "&")) for match in re.finditer(regex, page, re.I | re.S)]
 
         if not retVal and "issue with the Tor Exit Node you are currently using" in page:
             warnMsg = "DuckDuckGo has detected 'unusual' traffic from "
diff --git a/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index 66a4baa36..4b8788d21 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fe370021c6bc99daf44b2bfc0d1effb3  lib/core/patch.py
 9a7d68d5fa01561500423791f15cc676  lib/core/replication.py
 3179d34f371e0295dd4604568fb30bcd  lib/core/revision.py
 d6269c55789f78cf707e09a0f5b45443  lib/core/session.py
-bba284b24e810f3f7b319ee06a7844bc  lib/core/settings.py
+bb703eabbfa9794c9438392dd7ac4d76  lib/core/settings.py
 a8a7501d1e6b21669b858a62e921d191  lib/core/shell.py
 5dc606fdf0afefd4b305169c21ab2612  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 eec3080ba5baca44c6de4595f1c92a0d  lib/core/target.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ fb6be55d21a70765e35549af2484f762  lib/utils/__init__.py
 2a40a6bd1779f7db5199f089411b1c1c  lib/utils/pivotdumptable.py
 5a8902fd6fa94ea73cf44952f9ed5a57  lib/utils/progress.py
 a41136344768902f82b2855e88fd228d  lib/utils/purge.py
-ba40e595754bc6e8ad16e944cb578d99  lib/utils/search.py
+631aa9e193e459875528fee78e9a770b  lib/utils/search.py
 8d6b244ca3d6f99a9d6cd8c1856ccfeb  lib/utils/sqlalchemy.py
 a90c568a9b88eaea832a77581bd39d85  lib/utils/timeout.py
 164f830baad3e13b226ee57d44d69dfa  lib/utils/versioncheck.py