diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 9cce31976..59fffe19a 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.3.8.7"
+VERSION = "1.3.8.8"
 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/lib/utils/httpd.py b/lib/utils/httpd.py
index 1591ee1fa..afde95cdd 100644
--- a/lib/utils/httpd.py
+++ b/lib/utils/httpd.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class ReqHandler(_BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             self.send_header(HTTP_HEADER.CONNECTION, "close")
 
         if content is not None:
-            for match in re.finditer(b"<\!(\w+)\!>", content):
+            for match in re.finditer(b"<!(\w+)!>", content):
                 name = match.group(1)
                 _ = getattr(self, "_%s" % name.lower(), None)
                 if _: