diff --git a/lib/core/decorators.py b/lib/core/decorators.py
index d3c584f45..9a942f4b7 100644
--- a/lib/core/decorators.py
+++ b/lib/core/decorators.py
@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ def cachedmethod(f):
                 key = args
 
             with lock:
-                try:
-                    return cache[key]
-                except KeyError:        # Note: single lookup, as an entry can get evicted in between (unlocked on Python 3)
-                    pass
+                if key in cache:
+                    try:
+                        return cache[key]
+                    except KeyError:    # Note: evicted in between (unlocked on Python 3)
+                        pass
 
         except TypeError:
             # Note: fallback (slow-path) for unhashable arguments
@@ -75,10 +76,11 @@ def cachedmethod(f):
                     key = (_FROZEN_KEY_MARKER, _freeze(args))
 
                 with lock:
-                    try:
-                        return cache[key]
-                    except KeyError:
-                        pass
+                    if key in cache:
+                        try:
+                            return cache[key]
+                        except KeyError:
+                            pass
             except TypeError:
                 # Note: genuinely uncacheable arguments; skip caching altogether
                 return f(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index ec1d90f92..166194b23 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty import six
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.10.10.26"
+VERSION = "1.10.10.27"
 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)