diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 674e5688b..b69e4b9b3 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.5.1.36"
+VERSION = "1.5.1.37"
 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/plugins/dbms/mssqlserver/filesystem.py b/plugins/dbms/mssqlserver/filesystem.py
index 2a4fd28ec..e3e466b0e 100644
--- a/plugins/dbms/mssqlserver/filesystem.py
+++ b/plugins/dbms/mssqlserver/filesystem.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ See the file 'LICENSE' for copying permission
 import ntpath
 import os
 
+from lib.core.common import checkFile
 from lib.core.common import getLimitRange
 from lib.core.common import isNumPosStrValue
 from lib.core.common import isTechniqueAvailable
@@ -384,13 +385,13 @@ class Filesystem(GenericFilesystem):
         # procedure to write a file on the back-end Microsoft SQL Server
         # file system
         self.initEnv()
-
         self.getRemoteTempPath()
 
         tmpPath = posixToNtSlashes(conf.tmpPath)
         remoteFile = posixToNtSlashes(remoteFile)
-        with open(localFile, "rb") as f:
-            localFileContent = f.read()
+
+        checkFile(localFile)
+        localFileContent = open(localFile, "rb").read()
 
         self._stackedWriteFilePS(tmpPath, localFileContent, remoteFile, fileType)
         written = self.askCheckWrittenFile(localFile, remoteFile, forceCheck)