diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index f998089e5..53187180d 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ def __useWizardInterface():
     conf.data = readInput(message, default=None)
 
     message = "[3] Injection difficulty ('--level'/'--risk') [Please choose: 1-Normal(default), 2-Medium, 3-Hard]: "
-    choice = readInput(message, default=1)
+    choice = readInput(message, default='1')
     if choice == '2':
         conf.risk = 2
         conf.level = 3
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ def __useWizardInterface():
         conf.level = 1
 
     message = "[4] Enumeration ('--banner'/'--current-user'/...) [Please choose: 1-Basic(default), 2-Smart, 3-All]: "
-    choice = readInput(message, default=1)
+    choice = readInput(message, default='1')
     if choice == '2':
         conf.getBanner = True
         conf.getCurrentUser = True
diff --git a/lib/techniques/brute/use.py b/lib/techniques/brute/use.py
index 8574e6270..825cf37cd 100644
--- a/lib/techniques/brute/use.py
+++ b/lib/techniques/brute/use.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from lib.core.common import getPageTextWordsSet
 from lib.core.common import popValue
 from lib.core.common import pushValue
 from lib.core.common import randomInt
+from lib.core.common import readInput
 from lib.core.common import safeStringFormat
 from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import kb
@@ -94,6 +95,12 @@ def tableExists(tableFile, regex=None):
         infoMsg = "starting %d threads" % conf.threads
         logger.info(infoMsg)
     else:
+        message = "please enter number of threads? [Enter for default (%d)] " % conf.threads
+        choice = readInput(message, default=str(conf.threads))
+        if choice and choice.isdigit():
+            conf.threads = int(choice)
+        
+    if conf.threads == 1:
         warnMsg = "running in a single-thread mode. this could take a while."
         logger.warn(warnMsg)