diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index 9fef8f3e6..b55574e04 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -1875,6 +1875,7 @@ def _setKnowledgeBaseAttributes(flushAll=True):
     kb.followSitemapRecursion = None
     kb.forcedDbms = None
     kb.forcePartialUnion = False
+    kb.forceThreads = None
     kb.forceWhere = None
     kb.futileUnion = None
     kb.heavilyDynamic = False
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 663ffb035..6ccc6c6d9 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.3.6.4"
+VERSION = "1.3.6.5"
 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/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index fa889c9eb..a5ba73f65 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -721,9 +721,6 @@ def cmdLineParser(argv=None):
         parser.add_option("--force-pivoting", dest="forcePivoting", action="store_true",
                           help=SUPPRESS_HELP)
 
-        parser.add_option("--force-threads", dest="forceThreads", action="store_true",
-                          help=SUPPRESS_HELP)
-
         parser.add_option("--smoke-test", dest="smokeTest", action="store_true",
                           help=SUPPRESS_HELP)
 
diff --git a/lib/request/inject.py b/lib/request/inject.py
index 3c52bd6b7..0b46717fc 100644
--- a/lib/request/inject.py
+++ b/lib/request/inject.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def _goInference(payload, expression, charsetType=None, firstChar=None, lastChar
     timeBasedCompare = (kb.technique in (PAYLOAD.TECHNIQUE.TIME, PAYLOAD.TECHNIQUE.STACKED))
 
     if not (timeBasedCompare and kb.dnsTest):
-        if (conf.eta or conf.threads > 1) and Backend.getIdentifiedDbms() and not re.search(r"(COUNT|LTRIM)\(", expression, re.I) and not (timeBasedCompare and not conf.forceThreads):
+        if (conf.eta or conf.threads > 1) and Backend.getIdentifiedDbms() and not re.search(r"(COUNT|LTRIM)\(", expression, re.I) and not (timeBasedCompare and not kb.forceThreads):
 
             if field and re.search(r"\ASELECT\s+DISTINCT\((.+?)\)\s+FROM", expression, re.I):
                 expression = "SELECT %s FROM (%s)" % (field, expression)
diff --git a/lib/techniques/blind/inference.py b/lib/techniques/blind/inference.py
index d0ccf66d8..8f132b548 100644
--- a/lib/techniques/blind/inference.py
+++ b/lib/techniques/blind/inference.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from lib.core.common import getPartRun
 from lib.core.common import hashDBRetrieve
 from lib.core.common import hashDBWrite
 from lib.core.common import incrementCounter
+from lib.core.common import readInput
 from lib.core.common import safeStringFormat
 from lib.core.common import singleTimeWarnMessage
 from lib.core.data import conf
@@ -163,12 +164,15 @@ def bisection(payload, expression, length=None, charsetType=None, firstChar=None
         if showEta:
             progress = ProgressBar(maxValue=length)
 
-        if timeBasedCompare and conf.threads > 1 and not conf.forceThreads:
-            warnMsg = "multi-threading is considered unsafe in time-based data retrieval. Going to switch it off automatically"
-            singleTimeWarnMessage(warnMsg)
+        if timeBasedCompare and conf.threads > 1 and kb.forceThreads is None:
+            msg = "multi-threading is considered unsafe in "
+            msg += "time-based data retrieval. Are you sure "
+            msg += "of your choice (breaking warranty) [y/N] "
+
+            kb.forceThreads = readInput(msg, default='N', boolean=True)
 
         if numThreads > 1:
-            if not timeBasedCompare or conf.forceThreads:
+            if not timeBasedCompare or kb.forceThreads:
                 debugMsg = "starting %d thread%s" % (numThreads, ("s" if numThreads > 1 else ""))
                 logger.debug(debugMsg)
             else: