diff --git a/lib/core/dicts.py b/lib/core/dicts.py
index f8578806e..750b888df 100644
--- a/lib/core/dicts.py
+++ b/lib/core/dicts.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ DBMS_DICT = {
                 DBMS.MAXDB: (MAXDB_ALIASES, None, None, "maxdb"),
                 DBMS.SYBASE: (SYBASE_ALIASES, "python-pymssql", "http://pymssql.sourceforge.net/", "sybase"),
                 DBMS.DB2: (DB2_ALIASES, "python ibm-db", "http://code.google.com/p/ibm-db/", "ibm_db_sa"),
-                DBMS.HSQLDB: (HSQLDB_ALIASES, "python jaydebeapi", "https://pypi.python.org/pypi/JayDeBeApi/", None),
+                DBMS.HSQLDB: (HSQLDB_ALIASES, "python jaydebeapi & python jpype", "https://pypi.python.org/pypi/JayDeBeApi/ & http://jpype.sourceforge.net/", None),
             }
 
 FROM_DUMMY_TABLE = {
diff --git a/lib/utils/deps.py b/lib/utils/deps.py
index 911b0eb41..c3ddda122 100644
--- a/lib/utils/deps.py
+++ b/lib/utils/deps.py
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ def checkDependencies():
                 import kinterbasdb
             elif dbmsName == DBMS.DB2:
                 import ibm_db_dbi
+            elif dbmsName == DBMS.HSQLDB:
+                import jaydebeapi
+                import jpype
         except ImportError:
             warnMsg = "sqlmap requires '%s' third-party library " % data[1]
             warnMsg += "in order to directly connect to the database "
diff --git a/plugins/dbms/hsqldb/connector.py b/plugins/dbms/hsqldb/connector.py
index f9c02fda9..15d1e49e5 100644
--- a/plugins/dbms/hsqldb/connector.py
+++ b/plugins/dbms/hsqldb/connector.py
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@ See the file 'doc/COPYING' for copying permission
 """
 
 try:
-    from thirdparty import jaydebeapi
+    import jaydebeapi
     import jpype
 except ImportError, msg:
     pass
 
 import logging
 
+from lib.core.common import checkFile
+from lib.core.common import readInput
 from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import logger
 from lib.core.exception import SqlmapConnectionException
@@ -20,11 +22,11 @@ from plugins.generic.connector import Connector as GenericConnector
 
 class Connector(GenericConnector):
     """
-    Homepage: http://jpype.sourceforge.net/
-    User guide: http://jpype.sourceforge.net/doc/user-guide/userguide.html
-    API: http://code.google.com/p/pymysql/
-    Debian package: <none>
-    License: Apache License V2.0
+    Homepage: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/JayDeBeApi/ & http://jpype.sourceforge.net/
+    User guide: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/JayDeBeApi/#usage & http://jpype.sourceforge.net/doc/user-guide/userguide.html
+    API: -
+    Debian package: -
+    License: LGPL & Apache License 2.0
     """
 
     def __init__(self):
@@ -33,12 +35,15 @@ class Connector(GenericConnector):
     def connect(self):
         self.initConnection()
         try:
-            jar = './thirdparty/hsqldb/hsqldb.jar'
-            args='-Djava.class.path=%s' % jar
+            msg = "what's the location of 'hsqldb.jar'? "
+            jar = readInput(msg)
+            checkFile(jar)
+            args = "-Djava.class.path=%s" % jar
             jvm_path = jpype.getDefaultJVMPath()
             jpype.startJVM(jvm_path, args)
-        except (Exception), msg: #todo fix with specific error
+        except Exception, msg:
             raise SqlmapConnectionException(msg[0])
+
         try:
             driver = 'org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCDriver'
             connection_string = 'jdbc:hsqldb:mem:.' #'jdbc:hsqldb:hsql://%s/%s' % (self.hostname, self.db)
@@ -46,7 +51,7 @@ class Connector(GenericConnector):
                                         connection_string,
                                         str(self.user),
                                         str(self.password))
-        except (Exception), msg: #todo what kind of error is this?!
+        except Exception, msg:
             raise SqlmapConnectionException(msg[0])
 
         self.initCursor()
@@ -55,7 +60,7 @@ class Connector(GenericConnector):
     def fetchall(self):
         try:
             return self.cursor.fetchall()
-        except (Exception), msg:
+        except Exception, msg:
             logger.log(logging.WARN if conf.dbmsHandler else logging.DEBUG, "(remote) %s" % msg[1])
             return None
 
@@ -65,10 +70,8 @@ class Connector(GenericConnector):
         try:
             self.cursor.execute(query)
             retVal = True
-        except (Exception), msg: #todo fix with specific error
-            logger.log(logging.WARN if conf.dbmsHandler else logging.DEBUG, "(remote) %s" % msg[1])
         except Exception, msg: #todo fix with specific error
-            raise SqlmapConnectionException(msg[1])
+            logger.log(logging.WARN if conf.dbmsHandler else logging.DEBUG, "(remote) %s" % msg[1])
 
         self.connector.commit()