diff --git a/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5 b/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5
index bda4693..a8daa01 100644
--- a/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5
+++ b/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./lib/attacks/__init__.py
 5e5bb575014ebe613db6bf671d008cf8  ./lib/attacks/sqlmap_scan/sqlmap_opts.py
 7bc7a6f3e85651aab3588f087563eded  ./lib/attacks/whois_lookup/__init__.py
 d2846e039fefee741db24dd64f7bd50e  ./lib/attacks/whois_lookup/whois.py
-d2846e039fefee741db24dd64f7bd50e  ./lib/attacks/admin_panel_finder/__init__.py
+adfde297dd0e875164c8f6fa7e72c4ed  ./lib/attacks/admin_panel_finder/__init__.py
 b5cd5e913cc62112776153bdf0f60fa4  ./lib/attacks/xss_scan/__init__.py
 e9915cc0bc3de60aaf2accfaea77d059  ./lib/attacks/nmap_scan/__init__.py
 216999fa0e84866d5c1d96d5676034e4  ./lib/attacks/nmap_scan/nmap_opts.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ e9915cc0bc3de60aaf2accfaea77d059  ./lib/attacks/nmap_scan/__init__.py
 39221756c132732dbdc2b14772dcab11  ./lib/core/common.py
 4433353fb5c55578391d8b4006191ee8  ./lib/core/errors.py
 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./lib/core/__init__.py
-0320e44e0095889a92d2595f0a3428ca  ./lib/core/settings.py
+98a4639068cbc1b2e849bbafe310b3bd  ./lib/core/settings.py
 d3c1663ff908e10dfb2425bf84d80759  ./lib/core/decorators.py
 9a02e5b913d210350545ac26510a63c9  ./var/search/__init__.py
 0545ee54ade186681b25d157fb32f350  ./var/search/selenium_search.py
diff --git a/lib/attacks/admin_panel_finder/__init__.py b/lib/attacks/admin_panel_finder/__init__.py
index eaeaa4b..2fb6336 100644
--- a/lib/attacks/admin_panel_finder/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/attacks/admin_panel_finder/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ except ImportError:  # Python 3
     from urllib2 import urlopen, HTTPError
 
 import requests
+from requests.exceptions import (
+    ConnectionError,
+    TooManyRedirects
+)
 
 import lib.core.common
 import lib.core.settings
@@ -33,11 +37,19 @@ def check_for_externals(url, data_sep="-" * 30, **kwargs):
         lib.core.settings.logger.debug(lib.core.settings.set_color(
             "currently searching for a '{}'...".format(currently_searching), level=10
         ))
-    url = lib.core.settings.replace_http(url)
-    full_url = "{}{}{}".format("http://", url, currently_searching)
-    conn = requests.get(full_url)
-    data = conn.content
-    code = conn.status_code
+
+    try:
+        url = lib.core.settings.replace_http(url)
+        full_url = "{}{}{}".format("http://", url, currently_searching)
+        conn = requests.get(full_url)
+        data = conn.content
+        code = conn.status_code
+    except (TooManyRedirects, ConnectionError):
+        lib.core.settings.logger.error(lib.core.settings.set_color(
+            "connection to '{}' failed, assuming does not exist and continuing...", level=40
+        ))
+        return False
+
     if code == 404:
         lib.core.settings.logger.error(lib.core.settings.set_color(
             "unable to connect to '{}', assuming does not exist and continuing...".format(
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 592d33b..0c84e78 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ CLONE = "https://github.com/ekultek/zeus-scanner.git"
 ISSUE_LINK = "https://github.com/ekultek/zeus-scanner/issues"
 
 # current version <major.minor.commit.patch ID>
-VERSION = "1.3.7.{}".format(PATCH_ID)
+VERSION = "1.3.8.{}".format(PATCH_ID)
 
 # colors to output depending on the version
 VERSION_TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 92, "other": 30}
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ def parse_blacklist(dork, path, batch=False):
                 if not question.lower().startswith("y"):
                     lib.core.common.shutdown()
             else:
-                lib.core.common.prompt(prompt_msg, opts="yN", default="y")
+                lib.core.common.prompt(prompt_msg, opts="yN", default="n")
     return True