diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index c1271be4c..99cce7103 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ def parseTargetDirect():
                 conf.hostname = "localhost"
                 conf.port = 0
 
-            conf.dbmsDb = details.group("db")
+            conf.dbmsDb = details.group("db").strip() if details.group("db") is not None else None
             conf.parameters[None] = "direct connection"
 
             break
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index ace8cdacb..318406673 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 = "1.2.8.13"
+VERSION = "1.2.8.14"
 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/plugins/dbms/mysql/connector.py b/plugins/dbms/mysql/connector.py
index 7f2be46ef..7521b2bc2 100644
--- a/plugins/dbms/mysql/connector.py
+++ b/plugins/dbms/mysql/connector.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Connector(GenericConnector):
 
         try:
             self.connector = pymysql.connect(host=self.hostname, user=self.user, passwd=self.password, db=self.db, port=self.port, connect_timeout=conf.timeout, use_unicode=True)
-        except (pymysql.OperationalError, pymysql.InternalError), msg:
+        except (pymysql.OperationalError, pymysql.InternalError, pymysql.ProgrammingError), msg:
             raise SqlmapConnectionException(msg[1])
         except struct.error, msg:
             raise SqlmapConnectionException(msg)
diff --git a/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index 18b703e9a..4db5c35a7 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ c7443613a0a2505b1faec931cee2a6ef  lib/controller/handler.py
 1e5532ede194ac9c083891c2f02bca93  lib/controller/__init__.py
 0adf547455a76dc71e6a599e52da1ed9  lib/core/agent.py
 fd8f239e259afaf5f24bcf34a0ad187f  lib/core/bigarray.py
-655326aed648209c5477464825cebea8  lib/core/common.py
+3652331fec15a31ace15d8cce4024495  lib/core/common.py
 0d082da16c388b3445e656e0760fb582  lib/core/convert.py
 9f87391b6a3395f7f50830b391264f27  lib/core/data.py
 72016ea5c994a711a262fd64572a0fcd  lib/core/datatype.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ c8c386d644d57c659d74542f5f57f632  lib/core/patch.py
 0c3eef46bdbf87e29a3f95f90240d192  lib/core/replication.py
 a7db43859b61569b601b97f187dd31c5  lib/core/revision.py
 fcb74fcc9577523524659ec49e2e964b  lib/core/session.py
-0cb27d1543a4cd5a1f466846965a2bf3  lib/core/settings.py
+f1c4b44edd5b5dcd2a03c71d4d8d3ef8  lib/core/settings.py
 dd68a9d02fccb4fa1428b20e15b0db5d  lib/core/shell.py
 a7edc9250d13af36ac0108f259859c19  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 5b7ff6f49ff3af62f8c12f74b6d49dd2  lib/core/target.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ f1f1541a54faf67440179fa521f99849  plugins/dbms/mssqlserver/enumeration.py
 f25c50a95e5390ecd32be5a011637349  plugins/dbms/mssqlserver/__init__.py
 612be1929108e7b4512a49a4a3837bbc  plugins/dbms/mssqlserver/syntax.py
 3c0845fa526e1bb7bbe636fcfcbcc4a6  plugins/dbms/mssqlserver/takeover.py
-f6e1f3f09f32b9cb2ca11c016d373423  plugins/dbms/mysql/connector.py
+11a5724fdc0b0c0eb2626d952cda216a  plugins/dbms/mysql/connector.py
 445164daf59b890aeacc968af58fcb53  plugins/dbms/mysql/enumeration.py
 4578fa29f04d0a75499f9668466ded07  plugins/dbms/mysql/filesystem.py
 4e23494d0a8f41c22ec3861fb404e9f7  plugins/dbms/mysql/fingerprint.py