diff --git a/doc/THANKS b/doc/THANKS
index 6298ef60c..00a2f9164 100644
--- a/doc/THANKS
+++ b/doc/THANKS
@@ -611,6 +611,9 @@ mariano <marianoso@gmail.com>
 mitchell <mitchell@tufala.net>
     for reporting a bug
 
+Nadzree <nadzree@bake180.com>
+    for reporting a minor bug
+
 nightman <nightman@email.de>
     for reporting considerable amount of bugs
 
diff --git a/lib/takeover/web.py b/lib/takeover/web.py
index 58822d2fa..e137ef7fb 100644
--- a/lib/takeover/web.py
+++ b/lib/takeover/web.py
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ class Web:
 
                 uplPage, _, _ = Request.getPage(url=self.webStagerUrl, direct=True, raise404=False)
 
+                uplPage = uplPage or ""
+
                 if "sqlmap file uploader" not in uplPage:
                     if localPath not in warned:
                         warnMsg = "unable to upload the file stager "