diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index b73152469..01976e742 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -1685,6 +1685,13 @@ def _cleanupOptions():
     threadData = getCurrentThreadData()
     threadData.reset()
 
+def _dirtyPatches():
+    """
+    Place for "dirty" Python related patches
+    """
+
+    httplib._MAXLINE = 1 * 1024 * 1024  # to accept overly long result lines (e.g. SQLi results in HTTP header responses)
+
 def _purgeOutput():
     """
     Safely removes (purges) output directory.
@@ -2469,6 +2476,7 @@ def init():
     _saveCmdline()
     _setRequestFromFile()
     _cleanupOptions()
+    _dirtyPatches()
     _purgeOutput()
     _checkDependencies()
     _createTemporaryDirectory()
diff --git a/lib/request/connect.py b/lib/request/connect.py
index e1d4fc6b6..8914e6cb0 100644
--- a/lib/request/connect.py
+++ b/lib/request/connect.py
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ class Connect(object):
                 debugMsg = "got HTTP error code: %d (%s)" % (code, status)
                 logger.debug(debugMsg)
 
-        except (urllib2.URLError, socket.error, socket.timeout, httplib.BadStatusLine, httplib.IncompleteRead, httplib.ResponseNotReady, httplib.UnknownProtocol, struct.error, ProxyError, SqlmapCompressionException, WebSocketException), e:
+        except (urllib2.URLError, socket.error, socket.timeout, httplib.HTTPException, struct.error, ProxyError, SqlmapCompressionException, WebSocketException), e:
             tbMsg = traceback.format_exc()
 
             if "no host given" in tbMsg: