diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 643cfe6a0..34763d9d5 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 = "1.2.7.16"
+VERSION = "1.2.7.17"
 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 c20adfb8f..bceafe5c8 100644
--- a/lib/core/target.py
+++ b/lib/core/target.py
@@ -671,6 +671,8 @@ def _createTargetDirs():
 
         conf.outputPath = tempDir
 
+    conf.outputPath = getUnicode(conf.outputPath)
+
     try:
         with codecs.open(os.path.join(conf.outputPath, "target.txt"), "w+", UNICODE_ENCODING) as f:
             f.write(kb.originalUrls.get(conf.url) or conf.url or conf.hostname)
diff --git a/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index a7533dd1c..54ffa406c 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ c8c386d644d57c659d74542f5f57f632  lib/core/patch.py
 0c3eef46bdbf87e29a3f95f90240d192  lib/core/replication.py
 a7db43859b61569b601b97f187dd31c5  lib/core/revision.py
 fcb74fcc9577523524659ec49e2e964b  lib/core/session.py
-c2887e721f068a7f5060c70662b70809  lib/core/settings.py
+44a45f6e35fa61d620c82b71a72ecbde  lib/core/settings.py
 dd68a9d02fccb4fa1428b20e15b0db5d  lib/core/shell.py
 a7edc9250d13af36ac0108f259859c19  lib/core/subprocessng.py
-95f04c1c1d8c3998d86e1bdf0e12771c  lib/core/target.py
+12bed9603b6fba3e5ffda11d584bc449  lib/core/target.py
 72d499ca8d792e90a1ebfb2ad2341a51  lib/core/testing.py
 de9922a29c71a235cb95a916ff925db2  lib/core/threads.py
 c40758411bb0bd68764d78e0bb72bd0f  lib/core/unescaper.py