diff --git a/lib/controller/checks.py b/lib/controller/checks.py
index 5f788fa19..c520af1d4 100644
--- a/lib/controller/checks.py
+++ b/lib/controller/checks.py
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ def checkSqlInjection(place, parameter, value):
 
         # Skip test if the user's wants to test only for a specific
         # technique
-        if isinstance(conf.technique, int) and stype != conf.technique:
+        if conf.technique and isinstance(conf.technique, int) and stype != conf.technique:
+            print "conf.technique:", conf.technique
             debugMsg = "skipping test '%s' because the user " % title
             debugMsg += "specified to test only for "
             debugMsg += "%s" % PAYLOAD.SQLINJECTION[conf.technique]