diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index 29cb4acf0..ee2d64112 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ def _createTemporaryDirectory():
     if "sqlmap" not in (tempfile.tempdir or "") or conf.tmpDir and tempfile.tempdir == conf.tmpDir:
         try:
             tempfile.tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="sqlmap", suffix=str(os.getpid()))
-        except (OSError, IOError, WindowsError):
+        except:
             tempfile.tempdir = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_HOME_PATH, "tmp", "sqlmap%s%d" % (randomStr(6), os.getpid()))
 
     kb.tempDir = tempfile.tempdir
@@ -1428,7 +1428,7 @@ def _createTemporaryDirectory():
     if not os.path.isdir(tempfile.tempdir):
         try:
             os.makedirs(tempfile.tempdir)
-        except (OSError, IOError, WindowsError), ex:
+        except Exception, ex:
             errMsg = "there has been a problem while setting "
             errMsg += "temporary directory location ('%s')" % getSafeExString(ex)
             raise SqlmapSystemException(errMsg)
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index e87ff8f62..784376541 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 = "1.2.6.37"
+VERSION = "1.2.6.38"
 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 68ec5339f..f81308677 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ cada93357a7321655927fc9625b3bfec  lib/core/exception.py
 1e5532ede194ac9c083891c2f02bca93  lib/core/__init__.py
 458a194764805cd8312c14ecd4be4d1e  lib/core/log.py
 13c0a490b5a928b64236b4a15e578267  lib/core/optiondict.py
-ddb06c1293bede33d9f062b64a67f953  lib/core/option.py
+c82dee0f62e729213b92f5ec85f74b70  lib/core/option.py
 c8c386d644d57c659d74542f5f57f632  lib/core/patch.py
 6783160150b4711d02c56ee2beadffdb  lib/core/profiling.py
 6f654e1715571eff68a0f8af3d62dcf8  lib/core/readlineng.py
 0c3eef46bdbf87e29a3f95f90240d192  lib/core/replication.py
 a7db43859b61569b601b97f187dd31c5  lib/core/revision.py
 fcb74fcc9577523524659ec49e2e964b  lib/core/session.py
-56bf00aeba166450dff4161d11755e8b  lib/core/settings.py
+cf3cd30872fdf466ebad56e425c72376  lib/core/settings.py
 dd68a9d02fccb4fa1428b20e15b0db5d  lib/core/shell.py
 a7edc9250d13af36ac0108f259859c19  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 95f04c1c1d8c3998d86e1bdf0e12771c  lib/core/target.py