diff --git a/lib/core/agent.py b/lib/core/agent.py
index 001486101..554441791 100644
--- a/lib/core/agent.py
+++ b/lib/core/agent.py
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ class Agent(object):
         if field and Backend.getIdentifiedDbms():
             rootQuery = queries[Backend.getIdentifiedDbms()]
 
-            if field.startswith("(CASE") or field.startswith("(IIF") or conf.noCast:
+            if field.startswith("(CASE") or field.startswith("(IIF") or conf.noCast and not (field.startswith("COUNT(") and getTechnique() in (PAYLOAD.TECHNIQUE.ERROR, PAYLOAD.TECHNIQUE.UNION) and Backend.getIdentifiedDbms() == DBMS.MSSQL):
                 nulledCastedField = field
             else:
                 if not (Backend.isDbms(DBMS.SQLITE) and not isDBMSVersionAtLeast('3')):
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index dc743943f..32e05e4d6 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 = "1.7.1.3"
+VERSION = "1.7.1.4"
 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)