diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index 0514ed731..93a0ce40e 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -2839,10 +2839,13 @@ def _basicOptionValidation():
         else:
             conf.encoding = _
 
-    if conf.loadCookies:
-        if not os.path.exists(conf.loadCookies):
-            errMsg = "cookies file '%s' does not exist" % conf.loadCookies
-            raise SqlmapFilePathException(errMsg)
+    if conf.fileWrite and not os.path.isfile(conf.fileWrite):
+        errMsg = "file '%s' does not exist" % os.path.abspath(conf.fileWrite)
+        raise SqlmapFilePathException(errMsg)
+
+    if conf.loadCookies and not os.path.exists(conf.loadCookies):
+        errMsg = "cookies file '%s' does not exist" % os.path.abspath(conf.loadCookies)
+        raise SqlmapFilePathException(errMsg)
 
 def initOptions(inputOptions=AttribDict(), overrideOptions=False):
     _setConfAttributes()
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 5cd1b4365..11cc75bee 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 = "1.6.6.11"
+VERSION = "1.6.6.12"
 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)