diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 1c4b63dbd..9c1b101c2 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 = "1.3.7.28"
+VERSION = "1.3.7.29"
 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/sqlmap.py b/sqlmap.py
index e5dba8b7a..ad565dd2b 100755
--- a/sqlmap.py
+++ b/sqlmap.py
@@ -330,6 +330,12 @@ def main():
             logger.critical(errMsg)
             raise SystemExit
 
+        elif "can't allocate read lock" in excMsg:
+            errMsg = "there has been a problem in regular socket operation "
+            errMsg += "('%s')" % excMsg.strip().split('\n')[-1]
+            logger.critical(errMsg)
+            raise SystemExit
+
         elif "'DictObject' object has no attribute '" in excMsg and all(_ in errMsg for _ in ("(fingerprinted)", "(identified)")):
             errMsg = "there has been a problem in enumeration. "
             errMsg += "Because of a considerable chance of false-positive case "