diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index a691edc2a..e061b511f 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -5394,6 +5394,7 @@ def parseRequestFile(reqFile, checkParams=True):
                     # headers and consider the following lines as
                     # POSTed data
                     if key.upper() == HTTP_HEADER.CONTENT_LENGTH.upper():
+                        data = ""
                         params = True
 
                     # Avoid proxy and connection type related headers
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 52ef3ae41..ec5d70f91 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 = "1.7.2.20"
+VERSION = "1.7.2.21"
 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)