diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index d235b838a..f6a745338 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -5079,6 +5079,7 @@ def resetCookieJar(cookieJar):
                 logger.info(infoMsg)
 
                 content = readCachedFileContent(conf.loadCookies)
+                content = re.sub("(?im)^#httpOnly_", "", content)
                 lines = filterNone(line.strip() for line in content.split("\n") if not line.startswith('#'))
                 handle, filename = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix=MKSTEMP_PREFIX.COOKIE_JAR)
                 os.close(handle)
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 03883b664..0105141f0 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 = "1.7.8.7"
+VERSION = "1.7.8.8"
 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)