diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 944f88962..78a00bb77 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ See the file 'doc/COPYING' for copying permission
 """
 
 import codecs
+import cookielib
 import copy
 import ctypes
 import httplib
@@ -3194,3 +3195,15 @@ def hashDBRetrieve(key, unserialize=False, checkConf=False):
 
     _ = "%s%s" % (conf.url or "%s%s" % (conf.hostname, conf.port), key)
     return conf.hashDB.retrieve(_, unserialize) if kb.resumeValues and not (checkConf and any([conf.flushSession, conf.freshQueries])) else None
+
+def resetCookieJar(cookieJar):
+    if not conf.loC:
+        cookieJar.clear()
+    else:
+        try:
+            cookieJar.load(conf.loC)
+            cookieJar.clear_expired_cookies()
+        except cookielib.LoadError, msg:
+            errMsg = "there was a problem loading "
+            errMsg += "cookies file ('%s')" % msg
+            raise sqlmapGenericException, errMsg
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index 4c13ffc4e..9f3d34863 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ from lib.core.common import paths
 from lib.core.common import randomRange
 from lib.core.common import randomStr
 from lib.core.common import readInput
+from lib.core.common import resetCookieJar
 from lib.core.common import runningAsAdmin
 from lib.core.common import sanitizeStr
 from lib.core.common import setOptimize
@@ -152,12 +153,7 @@ def __urllib2Opener():
             conf.cj = cookielib.CookieJar()
         else:
             conf.cj = cookielib.MozillaCookieJar()
-            try:
-                conf.cj.load(conf.loC)
-            except cookielib.LoadError, msg:
-                errMsg = "there was a problem loading "
-                errMsg += "cookies file ('%s')" % msg
-                raise sqlmapGenericException, errMsg
+            resetCookieJar(conf.cj)
 
         handlers.append(urllib2.HTTPCookieProcessor(conf.cj))
 
diff --git a/lib/core/target.py b/lib/core/target.py
index eb6915146..598dde670 100644
--- a/lib/core/target.py
+++ b/lib/core/target.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from lib.core.common import hashDBRetrieve
 from lib.core.common import intersect
 from lib.core.common import paramToDict
 from lib.core.common import readInput
+from lib.core.common import resetCookieJar
 from lib.core.convert import urldecode
 from lib.core.data import cmdLineOptions
 from lib.core.data import conf
@@ -409,7 +410,7 @@ def initTargetEnv():
             conf.hashDB.close()
 
         if conf.cj:
-            conf.cj.clear()
+            resetCookieJar(conf.cj)
 
         conf.paramDict = {}
         conf.parameters = {}
diff --git a/lib/request/basic.py b/lib/request/basic.py
index 24fecfa27..d23672ef3 100644
--- a/lib/request/basic.py
+++ b/lib/request/basic.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.common import extractErrorMessage
 from lib.core.common import extractRegexResult
 from lib.core.common import getUnicode
 from lib.core.common import readInput
+from lib.core.common import resetCookieJar
 from lib.core.common import singleTimeLogMessage
 from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import kb
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ def forgeHeaders(items=None):
                     headers[HTTPHEADER.COOKIE] += "%s %s=%s" % (DEFAULT_COOKIE_DELIMITER, cookie.name, cookie.value)
 
         if kb.testMode:
-            conf.cj.clear()
+            resetCookieJar(conf.cj)
 
     if kb.redirectSetCookie and not conf.dropSetCookie:
         if HTTPHEADER.COOKIE in headers: