diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 7ca12b8ec..80e2078e5 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from thirdparty import six
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.6.1.3"
+VERSION = "1.6.1.4"
 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/core/target.py b/lib/core/target.py
index df15fb0ba..0b5ed7cd4 100644
--- a/lib/core/target.py
+++ b/lib/core/target.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from lib.core.common import randomStr
 from lib.core.common import readInput
 from lib.core.common import removePostHintPrefix
 from lib.core.common import resetCookieJar
+from lib.core.common import safeStringFormat
 from lib.core.common import urldecode
 from lib.core.compat import xrange
 from lib.core.convert import getUnicode
@@ -622,7 +623,7 @@ def _createDumpDir():
     if not conf.dumpTable and not conf.dumpAll and not conf.search:
         return
 
-    conf.dumpPath = paths.SQLMAP_DUMP_PATH % conf.hostname
+    conf.dumpPath = safeStringFormat(paths.SQLMAP_DUMP_PATH, conf.hostname)
 
     if not os.path.isdir(conf.dumpPath):
         try: