diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index e2d23d971..861e5673f 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty import six
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.10.8.3"
+VERSION = "1.10.8.4"
 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)
diff --git a/tests/test_hql.py b/tests/test_hql.py
index 0712b5ce0..113c7ac38 100644
--- a/tests/test_hql.py
+++ b/tests/test_hql.py
@@ -48,6 +48,30 @@ class TestHelpers(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(hql._shortEntity("User"), "User")
 
 
+class TestOriginalValue(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.originalParameters = hql.conf.parameters
+        self.originalParamDict = hql.conf.paramDict
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        hql.conf.parameters = self.originalParameters
+        hql.conf.paramDict = self.originalParamDict
+
+    def test_original_value_parsed_from_raw_query_string(self):
+        hql.conf.parameters = {"GET": "id=1&name=alice"}
+        self.assertEqual(hql._originalValue("GET", "name"), "alice")
+
+    def test_original_value_falls_back_to_param_dict(self):
+        hql.conf.parameters = {}
+        hql.conf.paramDict = {"GET": {"name": "bob"}}
+        self.assertEqual(hql._originalValue("GET", "name"), "bob")
+
+    def test_original_value_missing_returns_empty(self):
+        hql.conf.parameters = {}
+        hql.conf.paramDict = {}
+        self.assertEqual(hql._originalValue("GET", "nope"), "")
+
+
 class TestBoundary(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_wrap_string(self):
         b = hql.Boundary("' OR ", " OR '1'='2", True)