diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 6bf632b6b..c4c676b60 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ def clearColors(message):
 
     retVal = message
 
-    if message:
+    if isinstance(message, str):
         retVal = re.sub(r"\x1b\[[\d;]+m", "", message)
 
     return retVal
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ def dataToStdout(data, forceOutput=False, bold=False, content_type=None, status=
 
             try:
                 if conf.get("api"):
-                    sys.stdout.write(message, status, content_type)
+                    sys.stdout.write(clearColors(message), status, content_type)
                 else:
                     sys.stdout.write(setColor(message, bold=bold))
 
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index ee3be4af3..6958c7829 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import DBMS_DIRECTORY_NAME
 from lib.core.enums import OS
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.2.10.8"
+VERSION = "1.2.10.9"
 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/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index ee8356ce4..1667246c9 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ c7443613a0a2505b1faec931cee2a6ef  lib/controller/handler.py
 1e5532ede194ac9c083891c2f02bca93  lib/controller/__init__.py
 8eb0a5dbd79bd58fedac4c0cc344246b  lib/core/agent.py
 c347f085bd561adfa26d3a9512e5f3b9  lib/core/bigarray.py
-6d8bda015437de6439ad93a83fa92410  lib/core/common.py
+c2b12f7e29e9b2d9290c2a8a0a317499  lib/core/common.py
 0d082da16c388b3445e656e0760fb582  lib/core/convert.py
 9f87391b6a3395f7f50830b391264f27  lib/core/data.py
 72016ea5c994a711a262fd64572a0fcd  lib/core/datatype.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ c8c386d644d57c659d74542f5f57f632  lib/core/patch.py
 0c3eef46bdbf87e29a3f95f90240d192  lib/core/replication.py
 a7db43859b61569b601b97f187dd31c5  lib/core/revision.py
 fcb74fcc9577523524659ec49e2e964b  lib/core/session.py
-68c0986d21fbc5f154c02869e371cb7e  lib/core/settings.py
+88fff14c74e98f54caafe8ef5f865ee6  lib/core/settings.py
 dd68a9d02fccb4fa1428b20e15b0db5d  lib/core/shell.py
 a7edc9250d13af36ac0108f259859c19  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 62bc180e3e828949ffb342a8f756c183  lib/core/target.py