diff --git a/lib/core/agent.py b/lib/core/agent.py
index 72cb0edd2..85653786e 100644
--- a/lib/core/agent.py
+++ b/lib/core/agent.py
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class Agent(object):
         paramString = conf.parameters[place]
         paramDict = conf.paramDict[place]
         origValue = getUnicode(paramDict[parameter])
+        newValue = getUnicode(newValue) if newValue else newValue
 
         if place == PLACE.URI or BOUNDED_INJECTION_MARKER in origValue:
             paramString = origValue
diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 2efd223d9..549997440 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ def paramToDict(place, parameters=None):
                                             elif isinstance(value, (bool, int, float, basestring)):
                                                 original = current[key]
                                                 if isinstance(value, bool):
-                                                    current[key] = "%s%s" % (str(value).lower(), BOUNDED_INJECTION_MARKER)
+                                                    current[key] = "%s%s" % (getUnicode(value).lower(), BOUNDED_INJECTION_MARKER)
                                                 else:
                                                     current[key] = "%s%s" % (value, BOUNDED_INJECTION_MARKER)
                                                 candidates["%s (%s)" % (parameter, key)] = re.sub(r"\b(%s\s*=\s*)%s" % (re.escape(parameter), re.escape(testableParameters[parameter])), r"\g<1>%s" % json.dumps(deserialized), parameters)
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 283f7e187..89be99eae 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 = "1.1.12.5"
+VERSION = "1.1.12.6"
 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/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index a8fcb67e4..d0c89e74e 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ c0c9a87e5829c76efc69067081edb8b1  lib/controller/checks.py
 2db2666dba713c710d248a62b2c1c1fe  lib/controller/controller.py
 d2cdb9e832e18a81e936ca3348144b16  lib/controller/handler.py
 5fb9aaf874daa47ea2b672a22740e56b  lib/controller/__init__.py
-fd69e56ce20a5a49ce10a7a745022378  lib/core/agent.py
+f8a7165253874a9ce0c6e0d089e5fb8c  lib/core/agent.py
 8d9d771f7e67582c56a96a8d0ccbe4fc  lib/core/bigarray.py
-d5559313c496c8358640c9646f485a3c  lib/core/common.py
+b17569e569c6ca695e6a5c063875b322  lib/core/common.py
 54326d3a690f8b26fe5a5da1a589b369  lib/core/convert.py
 90b1b08368ac8a859300e6fa6a8c796e  lib/core/data.py
 1c14bdbf47b8dba31f73da9ad731a54a  lib/core/datatype.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ f872699e948d0692ce11b54781da814c  lib/core/log.py
 760d9df2a27ded29109b390ab202e72d  lib/core/replication.py
 a2466b62e67f8b31736bac4dac590e51  lib/core/revision.py
 02d4762140a72fd44668d3dab5eabda9  lib/core/session.py
-f3cab97ab7305ad7ea0347825c4f09b2  lib/core/settings.py
+c56f644ba673e1ac93ba180b1283bcc1  lib/core/settings.py
 35bffbad762eb9e03db9e93b1c991103  lib/core/shell.py
 a59ec28371ae067a6fdd8f810edbee3d  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 d93501771b41315f9fb949305b6ed257  lib/core/target.py