diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 0a5c0347b..ce31502ae 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.5.3.18"
+VERSION = "1.5.3.19"
 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/utils/sqlalchemy.py b/lib/utils/sqlalchemy.py
index 89787a24b..e7a751f72 100644
--- a/lib/utils/sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/lib/utils/sqlalchemy.py
@@ -101,13 +101,22 @@ class SQLAlchemy(GenericConnector):
             return None
 
     def execute(self, query):
+        retVal = False
+
         try:
             self.cursor = self.connector.execute(query)
+            retVal = True
         except (_sqlalchemy.exc.OperationalError, _sqlalchemy.exc.ProgrammingError) as ex:
             logger.log(logging.WARN if conf.dbmsHandler else logging.DEBUG, "(remote) %s" % getSafeExString(ex))
         except _sqlalchemy.exc.InternalError as ex:
             raise SqlmapConnectionException(getSafeExString(ex))
 
+        return retVal
+
     def select(self, query):
-        self.execute(query)
-        return self.fetchall()
+        retVal = None
+
+        if self.execute(query):
+            retVal = self.fetchall()
+
+        return retVal