diff --git a/lib/controller/controller.py b/lib/controller/controller.py
index a6d9cc482..034473ca7 100644
--- a/lib/controller/controller.py
+++ b/lib/controller/controller.py
@@ -457,8 +457,8 @@ def start():
 
                     if not conf.string and not conf.regexp:
                         errMsg += " Rerun by providing either a valid --string "
-                        errMsg += "or a valid --regexp, refer to the user's "
-                        errMsg += "manual for details"
+                        errMsg += "or a valid --regexp (refer to the user's "
+                        errMsg += "manual for details)"
                     elif conf.string:
                         errMsg += " Rerun by providing a valid --string, perhaps "
                         errMsg += "the string that you have choosen does not match "
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ def start():
         finally:
             showHttpErrorCodes()
 
-    if conf.loggedToOut and not conf.multipleTargets:
+    if kb.dataOutputFlag and not conf.multipleTargets:
         logger.info("Fetched data logged to text files under '%s'" % conf.outputPath)
 
     return True
diff --git a/lib/core/dump.py b/lib/core/dump.py
index cc5750468..9768c513a 100644
--- a/lib/core/dump.py
+++ b/lib/core/dump.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Dump:
         self.__outputFP.write(text)
         self.__outputFP.flush()
 
-        conf.loggedToOut = True
+        kb.dataOutputFlag = True
 
     def __formatString(self, inpStr):
         return restoreDumpMarkedChars(getUnicode(inpStr))
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index b1af6eb3a..01643440a 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -1270,7 +1270,6 @@ def __setConfAttributes():
     conf.dumpPath = None
     conf.httpHeaders = []
     conf.hostname = None
-    conf.loggedToOut = None
     conf.multipleTargets = False
     conf.outputPath = None
     conf.paramDict = {}
@@ -1309,8 +1308,8 @@ def __setKnowledgeBaseAttributes(flushAll=True):
     kb.cache.stdev = {}
 
     kb.commonOutputs = None
-
     kb.data = advancedDict()
+    kb.dataOutputFlag = False
 
     # Active back-end DBMS fingerprint
     kb.dbms = None
diff --git a/lib/core/xmldump.py b/lib/core/xmldump.py
index f0b2c1b30..dfd9df190 100644
--- a/lib/core/xmldump.py
+++ b/lib/core/xmldump.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from extra.prettyprint import prettyprint
 from lib.core.common import getUnicode
 from lib.core.common import restoreDumpMarkedChars
 from lib.core.data import conf
+from lib.core.data import kb
 from lib.core.data import logger
 from lib.core.exception import sqlmapFilePathException
 from lib.core.settings import UNICODE_ENCODING
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ class XMLDump:
 
         self.__outputFP.flush()
 
-        conf.loggedToOut = True
+        kb.dataOutputFlag = True
 
     def __getRootChild(self,elemName):
         '''