diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index b81a77880..b3b068cd5 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from thirdparty import six
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.6.12.6"
+VERSION = "1.6.12.7"
 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/sqlmap.py b/sqlmap.py
index 43b0fee8f..93bc145aa 100755
--- a/sqlmap.py
+++ b/sqlmap.py
@@ -498,6 +498,11 @@ def main():
             logger.critical(errMsg)
             raise SystemExit
 
+        elif "database disk image is malformed" in excMsg:
+            errMsg = "local session file seems to be malformed. Please rerun with '--flush-session'"
+            logger.critical(errMsg)
+            raise SystemExit
+
         elif "AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'F_GETFD'" in excMsg:
             errMsg = "invalid runtime (\"%s\") " % excMsg.split("Error: ")[-1].strip()
             errMsg += "(Reference: 'https://stackoverflow.com/a/38841364' & 'https://bugs.python.org/issue24944#msg249231')"