diff --git a/plugins/dbms/sqlite/connector.py b/plugins/dbms/sqlite/connector.py
index edf8561aa..3d271d7a9 100644
--- a/plugins/dbms/sqlite/connector.py
+++ b/plugins/dbms/sqlite/connector.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Connector(GenericConnector):
         try:
             self.connector = sqlite3.connect(database=self.db, timeout=conf.timeout)
         except sqlite3.OperationalError, msg:
-            raise sqlmapConnectionException, msg[1]
+            raise sqlmapConnectionException, msg[0]
 
         self.setCursor()
         self.connected()
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Connector(GenericConnector):
         try:
             return self.cursor.fetchall()
         except sqlite3.OperationalError, msg:
-            logger.log(8, msg[1])
+            logger.log(8, msg[0])
             return None
 
     def execute(self, query):
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ class Connector(GenericConnector):
         try:
             self.cursor.execute(query)
         except sqlite3.OperationalError, msg:
-            logger.log(8, msg[1])
+            logger.log(8, msg[0])
         except sqlite3.Error, msg:
-            raise sqlmapConnectionException, msg[1]
+            raise sqlmapConnectionException, msg[0]
 
         self.connector.commit()
 
diff --git a/plugins/dbms/sqlite/fingerprint.py b/plugins/dbms/sqlite/fingerprint.py
index 2839d6b06..c0e5750c1 100644
--- a/plugins/dbms/sqlite/fingerprint.py
+++ b/plugins/dbms/sqlite/fingerprint.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class Fingerprint(GenericFingerprint):
             if not conf.extensiveFp:
                 return True
 
-            version = inject.getValue("SUBSTR((SQLITE_VERSION()), 1, 1)", unpack=False, charsetType=2)
+            version = inject.getValue("SELECT SUBSTR((SQLITE_VERSION()), 1, 1)", unpack=False, charsetType=2)
             kb.dbmsVersion = [ version ]
 
             return True