diff --git a/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5 b/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5
index 2217e8e..68f6c6f 100644
--- a/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5
+++ b/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-f7dfe15a281f72ff02f937a51838c614  ./zeus.py
+1d2385527ffff7ac671f186bf8c4d92a  ./zeus.py
 4b32db388e8acda35570c734d27c950c  ./etc/scripts/launch_sqlmap.sh
 6ad5f22ec4a6f8324bfb1b01ab6d51ec  ./etc/scripts/cleanup.sh
 155c9482f690f1482f324a7ffd8b8098  ./etc/scripts/fix_pie.sh
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./lib/attacks/whois_lookup/__init__.py
 a0b5265f235a266f7a48874c3d1e08f9  ./lib/attacks/intel_me/__init__.py
 1faa2b5dfad6eb538bbfe42942d2a9da  ./lib/core/errors.py
 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./lib/core/__init__.py
-ecb1912f467c0c3d6fc58975f9317126  ./lib/core/settings.py
-623830ef2e6f389c961edcb5bc135132  ./lib/header_check/__init__.py
+f95463ef8eac7c5255d1093a5e20b5a6  ./lib/core/settings.py
+c265970650a068c0f0cdfcdb756c9914  ./lib/header_check/__init__.py
 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./var/google_search/__init__.py
 e9f1e2624154401840b0b118216ba82e  ./var/google_search/search.py
 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./var/__init__.py
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index f9f48dd..fb5f28c 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ PATCH_ID = str(subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "origin/master"]))[:
 CLONE = "https://github.com/ekultek/zeus-scanner.git"
 
 # current version <major.minor.commit.patch ID>
-VERSION = "1.1.22".format(PATCH_ID)
+VERSION = "1.1.23.{}".format(PATCH_ID)
 # colors to output depending on the version
 
 VERSION_TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 92, "other": 30}
@@ -495,20 +495,20 @@ def write_to_log_file(data_to_write, path, filename):
             os.getcwd()
         ))) + 1)
     )
+    to_search = filename.split("-")[0]
+    amount = len([f for f in os.listdir(path) if to_search in f])
+    new_filename = "{}({}).{}".format(
+                    filename.split("-")[0], amount, filename.split(".")[-1]
+                )
     with open(full_file_path, "a+") as log:
         data = re.sub(r'\s+', '', log.read())
         if re.match(r'^<.+>$', data):  # matches HTML and XML
             try:
                 log.write(etree.tostring(data_to_write, pretty_print=True))
             except TypeError:
-                # usually happens when the file already exists
-                # TODO:/ skip writing to the file, or write to the file with a (1), (2), etc at the end
-                logger.warning(set_color(
-                    "unable to serialize {} data, writing as plain text...".format(
-                        filename.split(".")[-1].upper()
-                    ), level=30
-                ))
-                log.write(data_to_write)
+                return write_to_log_file(data_to_write, path, new_filename)
+        elif amount > 0:
+            return write_to_log_file(data_to_write, path, new_filename)
         else:
             if isinstance(data_to_write, list):
                 for item in data_to_write:
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ def check_for_protection(protected, attack_type):
     check if the provided target URL has header protection against an attack type
     """
     items = [item.lower() for item in protected]
-    if attack_type in items:
+    if attack_type in items or "all" in items:
         protected.clear()  # clear the set
         logger.warning(set_color(
             "provided target seems to have protection against this attack type...", level=30
diff --git a/zeus.py b/zeus.py
index 0946cc2..23a7938 100755
--- a/zeus.py
+++ b/zeus.py
@@ -589,10 +589,16 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                 "try updating the timeout with the --time-sec flag (IE --time-sec 10)", level=50
             ))
             shutdown()
-        else:
+        elif "No such file or directory" in str(e):
+            logger.exception(e)
             logger.fatal(set_color(
                 "provided file does not exist, make sure you have the full path...", level=50
             ))
+        else:
+            logger.exception(set_color(
+                "Zeus has hit an unexpected error and cannot continue, error code '{}'...".format(e), level=50
+            ))
+            request_issue_creation()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         logger.error(set_color(
             "user aborted process...", level=40