diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 64be8ca88..9625f89fe 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 = "1.3.11.63"
+VERSION = "1.3.11.64"
 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/plugins/dbms/mssqlserver/connector.py b/plugins/dbms/mssqlserver/connector.py
index 49ab6fc1f..668efdd47 100644
--- a/plugins/dbms/mssqlserver/connector.py
+++ b/plugins/dbms/mssqlserver/connector.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ except:
 import logging
 
 from lib.core.common import getSafeExString
-from lib.core.convert import getBytes
+from lib.core.convert import getText
 from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import logger
 from lib.core.exception import SqlmapConnectionException
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Connector(GenericConnector):
         retVal = False
 
         try:
-            self.cursor.execute(getBytes(query))
+            self.cursor.execute(getText(query))
             retVal = True
         except (pymssql.OperationalError, pymssql.ProgrammingError) as ex:
             logger.log(logging.WARN if conf.dbmsHandler else logging.DEBUG, "(remote) '%s'" % getSafeExString(ex).replace("\n", " "))
diff --git a/plugins/dbms/oracle/connector.py b/plugins/dbms/oracle/connector.py
index bb88f9cb9..2d2fcc69d 100644
--- a/plugins/dbms/oracle/connector.py
+++ b/plugins/dbms/oracle/connector.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import os
 import re
 
 from lib.core.common import getSafeExString
-from lib.core.convert import getBytes
+from lib.core.convert import getText
 from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import logger
 from lib.core.exception import SqlmapConnectionException
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ class Connector(GenericConnector):
     def connect(self):
         self.initConnection()
         self.__dsn = cx_Oracle.makedsn(self.hostname, self.port, self.db)
-        self.__dsn = getBytes(self.__dsn)
-        self.user = getBytes(self.user)
-        self.password = getBytes(self.password)
+        self.__dsn = getText(self.__dsn)
+        self.user = getText(self.user)
+        self.password = getText(self.password)
 
         try:
             self.connector = cx_Oracle.connect(dsn=self.__dsn, user=self.user, password=self.password, mode=cx_Oracle.SYSDBA)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Connector(GenericConnector):
         retVal = False
 
         try:
-            self.cursor.execute(getBytes(query))
+            self.cursor.execute(getText(query))
             retVal = True
         except cx_Oracle.DatabaseError as ex:
             logger.log(logging.WARN if conf.dbmsHandler else logging.DEBUG, "(remote) '%s'" % getSafeExString(ex))
diff --git a/plugins/dbms/sqlite/connector.py b/plugins/dbms/sqlite/connector.py
index d4a606a1c..f099b766d 100644
--- a/plugins/dbms/sqlite/connector.py
+++ b/plugins/dbms/sqlite/connector.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ except:
 import logging
 
 from lib.core.common import getSafeExString
-from lib.core.convert import getBytes
+from lib.core.convert import getText
 from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import logger
 from lib.core.exception import SqlmapConnectionException
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Connector(GenericConnector):
 
     def execute(self, query):
         try:
-            self.cursor.execute(getBytes(query))
+            self.cursor.execute(getText(query))
         except self.__sqlite.OperationalError as ex:
             logger.log(logging.WARN if conf.dbmsHandler else logging.DEBUG, "(remote) '%s'" % getSafeExString(ex))
         except self.__sqlite.DatabaseError as ex:
diff --git a/plugins/dbms/sybase/connector.py b/plugins/dbms/sybase/connector.py
index 4c1acfe07..80298459a 100644
--- a/plugins/dbms/sybase/connector.py
+++ b/plugins/dbms/sybase/connector.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ except:
 import logging
 
 from lib.core.common import getSafeExString
-from lib.core.convert import getBytes
+from lib.core.convert import getText
 from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import logger
 from lib.core.exception import SqlmapConnectionException
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Connector(GenericConnector):
         retVal = False
 
         try:
-            self.cursor.execute(getBytes(query))
+            self.cursor.execute(getText(query))
             retVal = True
         except (pymssql.OperationalError, pymssql.ProgrammingError) as ex:
             logger.log(logging.WARN if conf.dbmsHandler else logging.DEBUG, "(remote) '%s'" % getSafeExString(ex).replace("\n", " "))