diff --git a/lib/core/agent.py b/lib/core/agent.py
index e267a110c..f9d6f3f7f 100644
--- a/lib/core/agent.py
+++ b/lib/core/agent.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from xml.etree import ElementTree as ET
 
 from lib.core.common import getCompiledRegex
 from lib.core.common import isDBMSVersionAtLeast
+from lib.core.common import isTechniqueAvailable
 from lib.core.common import randomInt
 from lib.core.common import randomStr
 from lib.core.convert import urlencode
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ class Agent:
             paramDict = conf.paramDict[kb.injection.place]
             origValue = paramDict[kb.injection.parameter]
 
-            if kb.technique and kb.technique in kb.injection.data:
+            if isTechniqueAvailable(kb.technique):
                 where = kb.injection.data[kb.technique].where
 
                 if where == 1:
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index 0a58853c9..abd799ab2 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ from lib.controller.checks import checkConnection
 from lib.core.common import getConsoleWidth
 from lib.core.common import getFileItems
 from lib.core.common import getFileType
-from lib.core.common import isTechniqueAvailable
 from lib.core.common import normalizePath
 from lib.core.common import ntToPosixSlashes
 from lib.core.common import parseTargetDirect
diff --git a/lib/takeover/web.py b/lib/takeover/web.py
index 03350a196..0d19493fa 100644
--- a/lib/takeover/web.py
+++ b/lib/takeover/web.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.common import extractRegexResult
 from lib.core.common import getDirs
 from lib.core.common import getDocRoot
 from lib.core.common import ntToPosixSlashes
+from lib.core.common import isTechniqueAvailable
 from lib.core.common import isWindowsDriveLetterPath
 from lib.core.common import normalizePath
 from lib.core.common import posixToNtSlashes
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ class Web:
         uplQuery = fileContent.replace("WRITABLE_DIR", directory.replace('/', '\\\\') if kb.os == "Windows" else directory)
         query = ""
 
-        if kb.technique and kb.technique in kb.injection.data:
+        if isTechniqueAvailable(kb.technique):
             where = kb.injection.data[kb.technique].where
 
             if where == 2: