diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 95cd9240d..27987118b 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -62,13 +62,16 @@ from lib.core.settings import INFERENCE_UNKNOWN_CHAR
 from lib.core.settings import DESCRIPTION
 from lib.core.settings import IS_WIN
 from lib.core.settings import PLATFORM
+from lib.core.settings import PYVERSION
+from lib.core.settings import VERSION
+from lib.core.settings import REVISION
+from lib.core.settings import VERSION_STRING
 from lib.core.settings import SITE
 from lib.core.settings import ERROR_PARSING_REGEXES
 from lib.core.settings import NON_CONTROL_CHAR_REGEX
 from lib.core.settings import SQL_STATEMENTS
 from lib.core.settings import SUPPORTED_DBMS
 from lib.core.settings import UNKNOWN_DBMS_VERSION
-from lib.core.settings import VERSION_STRING
 from lib.core.settings import DUMP_NEWLINE_MARKER
 from lib.core.settings import DUMP_CR_MARKER
 from lib.core.settings import DUMP_DEL_MARKER
@@ -2273,3 +2276,18 @@ def decodeIntToUnicode(value):
         return struct.pack('B' if value<256 else '>H', value).decode(kb.pageEncoding)
     except:
         return INFERENCE_UNKNOWN_CHAR
+
+def unhandledExceptionMessage():
+    errMsg  = "unhandled exception in %s, retry your " % VERSION_STRING
+    errMsg += "run with the latest development version from the Subversion "
+    errMsg += "repository. If the exception persists, please send by e-mail "
+    errMsg += "to sqlmap-users@lists.sourceforge.net the command line, the "
+    errMsg += "following text and any information needed to reproduce the "
+    errMsg += "bug. The developers will try to reproduce the bug, fix it "
+    errMsg += "accordingly and get back to you.\n"
+    errMsg += "sqlmap version: %s%s\n" % (VERSION, " (r%d)" % REVISION if REVISION else "")
+    errMsg += "Python version: %s\n" % PYVERSION
+    errMsg += "Operating system: %s\n" % PLATFORM
+    errMsg += "Technique: %s\n" % (enumValueToNameLookup(PAYLOAD.TECHNIQUE, kb.technique) if kb.technique else None)
+    errMsg += "Back-end DBMS: %s" % kb.dbms
+    return errMsg
diff --git a/lib/core/exception.py b/lib/core/exception.py
index 83eaa8b31..93818377b 100644
--- a/lib/core/exception.py
+++ b/lib/core/exception.py
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2006-2010 sqlmap developers (http://sqlmap.sourceforge.net/)
 See the file 'doc/COPYING' for copying permission
 """
 
-from lib.core.settings import PLATFORM
-from lib.core.settings import PYVERSION
-from lib.core.settings import VERSION
-from lib.core.settings import REVISION
-from lib.core.settings import VERSION_STRING
-
-
 class sqlmapConnectionException(Exception):
     pass
 
@@ -68,19 +61,6 @@ class sqlmapUnsupportedFeatureException(Exception):
 class sqlmapValueException(Exception):
     pass
 
-def unhandledException():
-    errMsg  = "unhandled exception in %s, retry your " % VERSION_STRING
-    errMsg += "run with the latest development version from the Subversion "
-    errMsg += "repository. If the exception persists, please send by e-mail "
-    errMsg += "to sqlmap-users@lists.sourceforge.net the command line, the "
-    errMsg += "following text and any information needed to reproduce the "
-    errMsg += "bug. The developers will try to reproduce the bug, fix it "
-    errMsg += "accordingly and get back to you.\n"
-    errMsg += "sqlmap version: %s%s\n" % (VERSION, " (r%d)" % REVISION if REVISION else "")
-    errMsg += "Python version: %s\n" % PYVERSION
-    errMsg += "Operating system: %s" % PLATFORM
-    return errMsg
-
 exceptionsTuple = (
                     sqlmapConnectionException,
                     sqlmapDataException,
diff --git a/lib/techniques/blind/inference.py b/lib/techniques/blind/inference.py
index a448b123f..50e177039 100644
--- a/lib/techniques/blind/inference.py
+++ b/lib/techniques/blind/inference.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from lib.core.common import pushValue
 from lib.core.common import readInput
 from lib.core.common import replaceNewlineTabs
 from lib.core.common import safeStringFormat
+from lib.core.common import unhandledExceptionMessage
 from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import kb
 from lib.core.data import logger
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ from lib.core.enums import PAYLOAD
 from lib.core.exception import sqlmapConnectionException
 from lib.core.exception import sqlmapValueException
 from lib.core.exception import sqlmapThreadException
-from lib.core.exception import unhandledException
 from lib.core.progress import ProgressBar
 from lib.core.settings import CHAR_INFERENCE_MARK
 from lib.core.settings import INFERENCE_BLANK_BREAK
diff --git a/sqlmap.py b/sqlmap.py
index 90d297a9c..748e8f8ef 100755
--- a/sqlmap.py
+++ b/sqlmap.py
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import kb
 from lib.core.data import logger
 from lib.core.data import paths
+from lib.core.common import unhandledExceptionMessage
 from lib.core.exception import exceptionsTuple
 from lib.core.exception import sqlmapSilentQuitException
 from lib.core.exception import sqlmapUserQuitException
-from lib.core.exception import unhandledException
 from lib.core.option import init
 from lib.core.profiling import profile
 from lib.core.testing import smokeTest
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def main():
 
     except:
         print
-        errMsg = unhandledException()
+        errMsg = unhandledExceptionMessage()
         logger.critical(errMsg)
         traceback.print_exc()
         closeDumper(False, errMsg)