diff --git a/lib/controller/handler.py b/lib/controller/handler.py
index 31e2859d1..02caa563b 100644
--- a/lib/controller/handler.py
+++ b/lib/controller/handler.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def setHandler():
             except SqlmapConnectionException, msg:
                 logger.critical(msg)
 
-            if sqlalchemy.connection:
+            if sqlalchemy.connector:
                 conf.dbmsConnector = sqlalchemy
             else:
                 conf.dbmsConnector.connect()
diff --git a/lib/utils/sqlalchemy.py b/lib/utils/sqlalchemy.py
index 9626e7c96..4c48eba77 100644
--- a/lib/utils/sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/lib/utils/sqlalchemy.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class SQLAlchemy(GenericConnector):
                     conf.direct = conf.direct.replace(conf.dbms, self.dialect)
 
                 engine = _sqlalchemy.create_engine(conf.direct, connect_args={'check_same_thread':False} if self.dialect == "sqlite" else {})
-                self.connection = engine.connect()
+                self.connector = engine.connect()
             except SqlmapFilePathException:
                 raise
             except Exception, msg:
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class SQLAlchemy(GenericConnector):
 
     def execute(self, query):
         try:
-            self.cursor = self.connection.execute(query)
+            self.cursor = self.connector.execute(query)
         except (_sqlalchemy.exc.OperationalError, _sqlalchemy.exc.ProgrammingError), msg:
             logger.log(logging.WARN if conf.dbmsHandler else logging.DEBUG, "(remote) %s" % msg[1])
         except _sqlalchemy.exc.InternalError, msg:
diff --git a/plugins/generic/connector.py b/plugins/generic/connector.py
index 185aeff6b..17e3c7756 100644
--- a/plugins/generic/connector.py
+++ b/plugins/generic/connector.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class Connector:
     """
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self.connection = None
         self.connector = None
         self.cursor = None