diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 7fb330c53..2af5517c7 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 = "1.4.8.7"
+VERSION = "1.4.8.8"
 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/request/redirecthandler.py b/lib/request/redirecthandler.py
index 9f53afcc2..b0eaf3784 100644
--- a/lib/request/redirecthandler.py
+++ b/lib/request/redirecthandler.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class SmartRedirectHandler(_urllib.request.HTTPRedirectHandler):
                     result.info()
                 except AttributeError:
                     def _(self):
-                        return getattr(self, "hdrs") or {}
+                        return getattr(self, "hdrs", {})
 
                     result.info = types.MethodType(_, result)