diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index c0b8277ab..623490829 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ def readInput(message, default=None, checkBatch=True, boolean=False):
     if boolean:
         retVal = retVal.strip().upper() == 'Y'
 
-    return retVal
+    return retVal or ""
 
 def randomRange(start=0, stop=1000, seed=None):
     """
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 360ff3eb0..c77767281 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import DBMS_DIRECTORY_NAME
 from lib.core.enums import OS
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.1.12.25"
+VERSION = "1.1.12.26"
 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/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index 4de57d5e6..099400028 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ d2cdb9e832e18a81e936ca3348144b16  lib/controller/handler.py
 5fb9aaf874daa47ea2b672a22740e56b  lib/controller/__init__.py
 367c522e9b2ea0cf585c733efa4f961f  lib/core/agent.py
 9eccf8db8b8e259e30c1eade4ee499b0  lib/core/bigarray.py
-afb84336be84f622f9d16cbb9a18ddd3  lib/core/common.py
+740c507961604906351cc5f447441166  lib/core/common.py
 5c918135b3776bb129edbfdd422ece1b  lib/core/convert.py
 90b1b08368ac8a859300e6fa6a8c796e  lib/core/data.py
 1c14bdbf47b8dba31f73da9ad731a54a  lib/core/datatype.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ f872699e948d0692ce11b54781da814c  lib/core/log.py
 760d9df2a27ded29109b390ab202e72d  lib/core/replication.py
 a2466b62e67f8b31736bac4dac590e51  lib/core/revision.py
 02d4762140a72fd44668d3dab5eabda9  lib/core/session.py
-56f7972f202626d2a8b9e02502e26c18  lib/core/settings.py
+1f35b3da2c4497b5fb39f50a6d8e0738  lib/core/settings.py
 35bffbad762eb9e03db9e93b1c991103  lib/core/shell.py
 a59ec28371ae067a6fdd8f810edbee3d  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 d93501771b41315f9fb949305b6ed257  lib/core/target.py