diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 99cce7103..5edc4f3ee 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -1009,6 +1009,9 @@ def readInput(message, default=None, checkBatch=True, boolean=False):
         kb.prependFlag = False
 
     if conf.get("answers"):
+        if not any(_ in conf.answers for _ in ",="):
+            return conf.answers
+
         for item in conf.answers.split(','):
             question = item.split('=')[0].strip()
             answer = item.split('=')[1] if len(item.split('=')) > 1 else None
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index a8fff1334..c97f3dea5 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import DBMS_DIRECTORY_NAME
 from lib.core.enums import OS
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.2.9.3"
+VERSION = "1.2.9.4"
 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/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index e8eba4243..d0e366a33 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ c7443613a0a2505b1faec931cee2a6ef  lib/controller/handler.py
 1e5532ede194ac9c083891c2f02bca93  lib/controller/__init__.py
 0adf547455a76dc71e6a599e52da1ed9  lib/core/agent.py
 fd8f239e259afaf5f24bcf34a0ad187f  lib/core/bigarray.py
-3652331fec15a31ace15d8cce4024495  lib/core/common.py
+6e73b39f7c51f75ae64a652dec69ab2f  lib/core/common.py
 0d082da16c388b3445e656e0760fb582  lib/core/convert.py
 9f87391b6a3395f7f50830b391264f27  lib/core/data.py
 72016ea5c994a711a262fd64572a0fcd  lib/core/datatype.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ c8c386d644d57c659d74542f5f57f632  lib/core/patch.py
 0c3eef46bdbf87e29a3f95f90240d192  lib/core/replication.py
 a7db43859b61569b601b97f187dd31c5  lib/core/revision.py
 fcb74fcc9577523524659ec49e2e964b  lib/core/session.py
-f2ec47bbf669523c8e874eb63adf0126  lib/core/settings.py
+daae048e858ee6f618e93bd0685dd1f4  lib/core/settings.py
 dd68a9d02fccb4fa1428b20e15b0db5d  lib/core/shell.py
 a7edc9250d13af36ac0108f259859c19  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 815d1cf27f0f8738d81531e73149867d  lib/core/target.py