diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index a450da536..820afdce4 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 = "1.5.4.0"
+VERSION = "1.5.4.1"
 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/sqlmap.py b/sqlmap.py
index ab9825e2a..833e7f5e1 100755
--- a/sqlmap.py
+++ b/sqlmap.py
@@ -386,6 +386,12 @@ def main():
             logger.critical(errMsg)
             raise SystemExit
 
+        elif "'WebSocket' object has no attribute 'status'" in excMsg:
+            errMsg = "wrong websocket library detected"
+            errMsg += " (Reference: 'https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/issues/4572#issuecomment-775041086')"
+            logger.critical(errMsg)
+            raise SystemExit
+
         elif all(_ in excMsg for _ in ("window = tkinter.Tk()",)):
             errMsg = "there has been a problem in initialization of GUI interface "
             errMsg += "('%s')" % excMsg.strip().split('\n')[-1]