diff --git a/lib/controller/checks.py b/lib/controller/checks.py
index 56351fd8c..f96a63f30 100644
--- a/lib/controller/checks.py
+++ b/lib/controller/checks.py
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ def identifyWaf():
             retVal.append(product)
 
     if retVal:
-        if kb.wafSpecificResponse and len(retVal) == 1 and "unknown" in retVal[0].lower():
+        if kb.wafSpecificResponse and "You don't have permission to access" not in kb.wafSpecificResponse and len(retVal) == 1 and "unknown" in retVal[0].lower():
             handle, filename = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix=MKSTEMP_PREFIX.SPECIFIC_RESPONSE)
             os.close(handle)
             with openFile(filename, "w+b") as f:
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index eb83b3c2f..656274b85 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 = "1.2.9.26"
+VERSION = "1.2.9.27"
 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 affd4e154..497139b45 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ b3e60ea4e18a65c48515d04aab28ff68  extra/sqlharvest/sqlharvest.py
 1e5532ede194ac9c083891c2f02bca93  extra/wafdetectify/__init__.py
 c1bccc94522d3425a372dcd57f78418e  extra/wafdetectify/wafdetectify.py
 3459c562a6abb9b4bdcc36925f751f3e  lib/controller/action.py
-0d4c9c5936d0c063f4b08318f26ad5ca  lib/controller/checks.py
+c799e4aa5cf1ad50fab0c970885c61d9  lib/controller/checks.py
 c414cecdb0472c92cf50ed5b01e4438c  lib/controller/controller.py
 c7443613a0a2505b1faec931cee2a6ef  lib/controller/handler.py
 1e5532ede194ac9c083891c2f02bca93  lib/controller/__init__.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ c8c386d644d57c659d74542f5f57f632  lib/core/patch.py
 0c3eef46bdbf87e29a3f95f90240d192  lib/core/replication.py
 a7db43859b61569b601b97f187dd31c5  lib/core/revision.py
 fcb74fcc9577523524659ec49e2e964b  lib/core/session.py
-1d4a4c8a47f7d7ce2b5fa59548e84bc5  lib/core/settings.py
+423c57c6503bbbaa42fa832833381246  lib/core/settings.py
 dd68a9d02fccb4fa1428b20e15b0db5d  lib/core/shell.py
 a7edc9250d13af36ac0108f259859c19  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 248bd121e0565318e1efaff54aa427bc  lib/core/target.py