diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index c85b232d9..e78c1fa87 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -1180,11 +1180,13 @@ def cleanQuery(query):
 
     return retVal
 
-def setPaths():
+def setPaths(rootPath):
     """
     Sets absolute paths for project directories and files
     """
 
+    paths.SQLMAP_ROOT_PATH = rootPath
+
     # sqlmap paths
     paths.SQLMAP_EXTRAS_PATH = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_ROOT_PATH, "extra")
     paths.SQLMAP_PROCS_PATH = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_ROOT_PATH, "procs")
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index 5e679f0b4..652f6ea09 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -1731,7 +1731,7 @@ def _cleanupOptions():
 
     if conf.outputDir:
         paths.SQLMAP_OUTPUT_PATH = os.path.realpath(os.path.expanduser(conf.outputDir))
-        setPaths()
+        setPaths(paths.SQLMAP_ROOT_PATH)
 
     if conf.string:
         try:
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 7aa5038f0..adaae913c 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from lib.core.revision import getRevisionNumber
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.0.7.43"
+VERSION = "1.0.8.1"
 REVISION = getRevisionNumber()
 STABLE = VERSION.count('.') <= 2
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % (VERSION, "stable" if STABLE else "dev")
diff --git a/sqlmap.py b/sqlmap.py
index f8cb7a255..a7e643363 100755
--- a/sqlmap.py
+++ b/sqlmap.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ try:
     from lib.core.data import cmdLineOptions
     from lib.core.data import conf
     from lib.core.data import kb
-    from lib.core.data import paths
     from lib.core.common import unhandledExceptionMessage
     from lib.core.common import MKSTEMP_PREFIX
     from lib.core.exception import SqlmapBaseException
@@ -86,10 +85,8 @@ def modulePath():
     return getUnicode(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(_)), encoding=sys.getfilesystemencoding() or UNICODE_ENCODING)
 
 def checkEnvironment():
-    paths.SQLMAP_ROOT_PATH = modulePath()
-
     try:
-        os.path.isdir(paths.SQLMAP_ROOT_PATH)
+        os.path.isdir(modulePath())
     except UnicodeEncodeError:
         errMsg = "your system does not properly handle non-ASCII paths. "
         errMsg += "Please move the sqlmap's directory to the other location"
@@ -112,7 +109,7 @@ def main():
     try:
         checkEnvironment()
 
-        setPaths()
+        setPaths(modulePath())
         banner()
 
         # Store original command line options for possible later restoration
diff --git a/sqlmapapi.py b/sqlmapapi.py
index 7aa369f53..bad7a33b5 100755
--- a/sqlmapapi.py
+++ b/sqlmapapi.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from lib.utils import versioncheck  # this has to be the first non-standard impo
 
 from sqlmap import modulePath
 from lib.core.common import setPaths
-from lib.core.data import paths
 from lib.core.data import logger
 from lib.core.settings import RESTAPI_DEFAULT_ADAPTER
 from lib.core.settings import RESTAPI_DEFAULT_ADDRESS
@@ -31,9 +30,8 @@ def main():
     # Set default logging level to debug
     logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
-    # Initialize path variable
-    paths.SQLMAP_ROOT_PATH = modulePath()
-    setPaths()
+    # Initialize paths
+    setPaths(modulePath())
 
     # Parse command line options
     apiparser = optparse.OptionParser()
diff --git a/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index dcac92091..0b9b4da14 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ d1451b43f3ac80bfbea8657e288865f8  lib/controller/checks.py
 cc9c82cfffd8ee9b25ba3af6284f057e  lib/controller/__init__.py
 2689f320908964b2c88a3eb8265fd2dd  lib/core/agent.py
 eb0bd28b0bd9fbf67dcc3119116df377  lib/core/bigarray.py
-0b4ddb7846b9b5469eaa4a51755d1ae0  lib/core/common.py
+1dd298ac06c961037bb76a675bb4b322  lib/core/common.py
 5680d0c446a3bed5c0f2a0402d031557  lib/core/convert.py
 e77cca1cb063016f71f6e6bdebf4ec73  lib/core/data.py
 1d042f0bc0557d3fd564ea5a46deb77e  lib/core/datatype.py
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ e4aec2b11c1ad6039d0c3dbbfbc5eb1a  lib/core/exception.py
 cc9c82cfffd8ee9b25ba3af6284f057e  lib/core/__init__.py
 91c514013daa796e2cdd940389354eac  lib/core/log.py
 b9779615206791e6ebbaa84947842b49  lib/core/optiondict.py
-987f82b5e004fb47a1ae76d763b3c57f  lib/core/option.py
+85b144015724e1961e6c9ea1a42b329a  lib/core/option.py
 1e8948dddbd12def5c2af52530738059  lib/core/profiling.py
 e60456db5380840a586654344003d4e6  lib/core/readlineng.py
 5ef56abb8671c2ca6ceecb208258e360  lib/core/replication.py
 99a2b496b9d5b546b335653ca801153f  lib/core/revision.py
 7c15dd2777af4dac2c89cab6df17462e  lib/core/session.py
-302ae9311a57db18ea8552c55eb339ba  lib/core/settings.py
+7818f4d503649d92e5239be5f6790501  lib/core/settings.py
 7af83e4f18cab6dff5e67840eb65be80  lib/core/shell.py
 23657cd7d924e3c6d225719865855827  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 0bc2fae1dec18cdd11954b22358293f2  lib/core/target.py
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ ff90cb0366f7cefbdd6e573e27e6238c  shell/runcmd.exe_
 c3cc8b7727161e64ab59f312c33b541a  shell/stager.aspx_
 1f7f125f30e0e800beb21e2ebbab18e1  shell/stager.jsp_
 01e3505e796edf19aad6a996101c81c9  shell/stager.php_
-99cb675e2c353f03a23e0f7a97f1a8ef  sqlmapapi.py
-28ff1c7f8b7da2f3c236ac0f8a21d545  sqlmap.py
+56702e95555adee718b6a11ee7098fd4  sqlmapapi.py
+7e80fcefc56426ed780c48556b70a1f0  sqlmap.py
 1316deb997418507e76221c84ec99946  tamper/apostrophemask.py
 a6efe8f914c769c52afec703bd73609f  tamper/apostrophenullencode.py
 b1c56983919b69f4f6f0e7929c881e7a  tamper/appendnullbyte.py