diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index c9c09977a..8fe6e0aaa 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -2071,6 +2071,8 @@ def safeStringFormat(format_, params):
 
     >>> safeStringFormat('SELECT foo FROM %s LIMIT %d', ('bar', '1'))
     'SELECT foo FROM bar LIMIT 1'
+    >>> safeStringFormat("SELECT foo FROM %s WHERE name LIKE '%susan%' LIMIT %d", ('bar', '1'))
+    "SELECT foo FROM bar WHERE name LIKE '%susan%' LIMIT 1"
     """
 
     if format_.count(PAYLOAD_DELIMITER) == 2:
@@ -2114,7 +2116,10 @@ def safeStringFormat(format_, params):
                         warnMsg += "Please report by e-mail content \"%r | %r | %r\" to '%s'" % (format_, params, retVal, DEV_EMAIL_ADDRESS)
                         raise SqlmapValueException(warnMsg)
                     else:
-                        retVal = re.sub(r"(\A|[^A-Za-z0-9])(%s)([^A-Za-z0-9]|\Z)", r"\g<1>%s\g<3>" % params[count], retVal, 1)
+                        try:
+                            retVal = re.sub(r"(\A|[^A-Za-z0-9])(%s)([^A-Za-z0-9]|\Z)", r"\g<1>%s\g<3>" % params[count], retVal, 1)
+                        except re.error:
+                            retVal = retVal.replace(match.group(0), match.group(0) % params[count], 1)
                         count += 1
                 else:
                     break
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 7a91dd560..97686ba0c 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.4.10.0"
+VERSION = "1.4.10.1"
 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)