diff --git a/lib/core/session.py b/lib/core/session.py
index aeb2e110f..278d9400f 100644
--- a/lib/core/session.py
+++ b/lib/core/session.py
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ def resumeConfKb(expression, url, value):
         kb.brute.tables.append((db, table))
 
     elif expression == "COLUMN_EXISTS" and url == conf.url:
-        table, column = unSafeFormatString(value[:-1]).split('..')
+        table, column = unSafeFormatString(value[:-1]).split('|')
         colName, colType = column.split(' ')
 
         if '.' in table:
diff --git a/lib/techniques/brute/use.py b/lib/techniques/brute/use.py
index e64fc86ed..a18385eef 100644
--- a/lib/techniques/brute/use.py
+++ b/lib/techniques/brute/use.py
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ def columnExists(columnFile, regex=None):
             else:
                 columns[column] = 'non-numeric'
 
-            dataToSessionFile("[%s][%s][%s][COLUMN_EXISTS][%s..%s %s]\n" % (conf.url, kb.injection.place,\
+            dataToSessionFile("[%s][%s][%s][COLUMN_EXISTS][%s|%s %s]\n" % (conf.url, kb.injection.place,\
               safeFormatString(conf.parameters[kb.injection.place]), safeFormatString(table),\
               safeFormatString(column), safeFormatString(columns[column])))