diff --git a/lib/core/bigarray.py b/lib/core/bigarray.py
index aaa6d2e56..f9bb76efb 100644
--- a/lib/core/bigarray.py
+++ b/lib/core/bigarray.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import tempfile
 
 from lib.core.exception import SqlmapSystemException
 from lib.core.settings import BIGARRAY_CHUNK_LENGTH
+from lib.core.settings import BIGARRAY_TEMP_PREFIX
 
 class Cache(object):
     """
@@ -35,14 +36,12 @@ class BigArray(list):
         self.chunks = [[]]
         self.cache = None
         self.filenames = set()
-        self.protected = False
         self._os_remove = os.remove
 
     def append(self, value):
         self.chunks[-1].append(value)
         if len(self.chunks[-1]) >= BIGARRAY_CHUNK_LENGTH:
             filename = self._dump(self.chunks[-1])
-            del(self.chunks[-1][:])
             self.chunks[-1] = filename
             self.chunks.append([])
 
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ class BigArray(list):
 
     def _dump(self, value):
         try:
-            handle, filename = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix="sqlmapba-")
+            handle, filename = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix=BIGARRAY_TEMP_PREFIX)
             self.filenames.add(filename)
             os.close(handle)
             with open(filename, "w+b") as fp:
@@ -85,12 +84,11 @@ class BigArray(list):
                 self.cache = Cache(index, pickle.load(fp), False)
 
     def __getstate__(self):
-        self.protected = True
-        return self.chunks, self.filenames, self.protected
+        return self.chunks, self.filenames
 
     def __setstate__(self, state):
         self.__init__()
-        self.chunks, self.filenames, self.protected = state
+        self.chunks, self.filenames = state
 
     def __getslice__(self, i, j):
         retval = BigArray()
@@ -132,11 +130,3 @@ class BigArray(list):
 
     def __len__(self):
         return len(self.chunks[-1]) if len(self.chunks) == 1 else (len(self.chunks) - 1) * BIGARRAY_CHUNK_LENGTH + len(self.chunks[-1])
-
-    def __del__(self):
-        if not self.protected:
-            for filename in self.filenames:
-                try:
-                    self._os_remove(filename)
-                except:
-                    pass
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 4fe7e7447..63929d00d 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -441,6 +441,9 @@ ROTATING_CHARS = ('\\', '|', '|', '/', '-')
 # Chunk length (in items) used by BigArray objects (only last chunk and cached one are held in memory)
 BIGARRAY_CHUNK_LENGTH = 4096
 
+# Prefix used for storing dumped chunks in BigArray objects
+BIGARRAY_TEMP_PREFIX = "sqlmapba-%d-" % os.getpid()
+
 # Only console display last n table rows
 TRIM_STDOUT_DUMP_SIZE = 256
 
diff --git a/sqlmap.py b/sqlmap.py
index 6a4683881..025fc1b3a 100755
--- a/sqlmap.py
+++ b/sqlmap.py
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ See the file 'doc/COPYING' for copying permission
 """
 
 import bdb
+import glob
 import inspect
 import logging
 import os
 import re
 import sys
+import tempfile
 import time
 import traceback
 import warnings
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ from lib.core.exception import SqlmapUserQuitException
 from lib.core.option import initOptions
 from lib.core.option import init
 from lib.core.profiling import profile
+from lib.core.settings import BIGARRAY_TEMP_PREFIX
 from lib.core.settings import LEGAL_DISCLAIMER
 from lib.core.testing import smokeTest
 from lib.core.testing import liveTest
@@ -151,6 +154,12 @@ def main():
         if conf.get("showTime"):
             dataToStdout("\n[*] shutting down at %s\n\n" % time.strftime("%X"), forceOutput=True)
 
+        for filename in glob.glob("%s*" % os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), BIGARRAY_TEMP_PREFIX)):
+            try:
+                os.remove(filename)
+            except:
+                pass
+
         kb.threadContinue = False
         kb.threadException = True