diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 9dcd8e377..0c77a3fad 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 = "1.7.8.4"
+VERSION = "1.7.8.5"
 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/lib/core/target.py b/lib/core/target.py
index 480886af2..b39046aaa 100644
--- a/lib/core/target.py
+++ b/lib/core/target.py
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ def _createDumpDir():
     if not os.path.isdir(conf.dumpPath):
         try:
             os.makedirs(conf.dumpPath)
-        except OSError as ex:
+        except Exception as ex:
             tempDir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="sqlmapdump")
             warnMsg = "unable to create dump directory "
             warnMsg += "'%s' (%s). " % (conf.dumpPath, getUnicode(ex))