diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 21ffc015d..4cf8056ae 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -1068,10 +1068,12 @@ def banner():
     This function prints sqlmap banner with its version
     """
 
-    _ = BANNER
-    if not getattr(LOGGER_HANDLER, "is_tty", False):
-        _ = re.sub("\033.+?m", "", _)
-    dataToStdout(_, forceOutput=True)
+
+    if not any(_ in sys.argv for _ in ("--version", "--pickled-options")):
+        _ = BANNER
+        if not getattr(LOGGER_HANDLER, "is_tty", False):
+            _ = re.sub("\033.+?m", "", _)
+        dataToStdout(_, forceOutput=True)
 
 def parsePasswordHash(password):
     """
diff --git a/sqlmap.py b/sqlmap.py
index ea3757c74..d316cc762 100755
--- a/sqlmap.py
+++ b/sqlmap.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ def main():
             raise SystemExit
 
         setPaths()
+        banner()
 
         # Store original command line options for possible later restoration
         cmdLineOptions.update(cmdLineParser().__dict__)
@@ -97,8 +98,6 @@ def main():
             sys.stderr = StdDbOut(conf.taskid, messagetype="stderr")
             setRestAPILog()
 
-        banner()
-
         conf.showTime = True
         dataToStdout("[!] legal disclaimer: %s\n\n" % LEGAL_DISCLAIMER, forceOutput=True)
         dataToStdout("[*] starting at %s\n\n" % time.strftime("%X"), forceOutput=True)