diff --git a/lib/core/dump.py b/lib/core/dump.py
index bc764308f..520ab4779 100644
--- a/lib/core/dump.py
+++ b/lib/core/dump.py
@@ -410,7 +410,15 @@ class Dump(object):
         try:
             dumpDbPath = os.path.join(conf.dumpPath, unsafeSQLIdentificatorNaming(db))
         except UnicodeError:
-            dumpDbPath = os.path.join(conf.dumpPath, normalizeUnicode(unsafeSQLIdentificatorNaming(db)))
+            try:
+                dumpDbPath = os.path.join(conf.dumpPath, normalizeUnicode(unsafeSQLIdentificatorNaming(db)))
+            except (UnicodeError, OSError):
+                tempDir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="sqlmapdb")
+                warnMsg = "currently unable to use regular dump directory. "
+                warnMsg += "Using temporary directory '%s' instead" % tempDir
+                logger.warn(warnMsg)
+
+                dumpDbPath = tempDir
 
         if conf.dumpFormat == DUMP_FORMAT.SQLITE:
             replication = Replication(os.path.join(conf.dumpPath, "%s.sqlite3" % unsafeSQLIdentificatorNaming(db)))
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index c1d2fe9cc..113194fe7 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 = "1.6.2.8"
+VERSION = "1.6.3.0"
 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)