diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index 8b38a6866..1eb13292a 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ def _setRequestFromFile():
 
             if url is None:
                 errMsg = "specified file '%s' " % requestFile
-                errMsg += "does not contain a valid HTTP request"
+                errMsg += "does not contain a usable HTTP request (with parameters)"
                 raise SqlmapDataException(errMsg)
 
     if conf.secondReq:
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index f2c3b2b8d..02af6f0a3 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 = "1.3.10.8"
+VERSION = "1.3.10.9"
 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)