diff --git a/config/set_config b/config/set_config
index 037d04970..1fb96418e 100644
--- a/config/set_config
+++ b/config/set_config
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ SELF_SIGNED_APPLET=OFF
 #
 ### This flag will set the java id flag within the java applet to something different.
 ### This could be to make it look more believable or for better obfuscation
-JAVA_ID_PARAM=Verified Trusted and Secure (SECURE)
+JAVA_ID_PARAM=Verified Trusted and Secure (VERIFIED)
 #
 ### Java applet repeater option will continue to prompt the user with the java applet if
 ### the user hits cancel. This means it will be non stop until run is executed. This gives
diff --git a/readme/CHANGES b/readme/CHANGES
index 62c5e59c8..0fe77b1e8 100644
--- a/readme/CHANGES
+++ b/readme/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+version 5.3.9
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* small bug fix that caused shellcodeexec to error out
+
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 version 5.3.8
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/src/core/payloadgen/create_payloads.py b/src/core/payloadgen/create_payloads.py
index 9d1aa91c5..ca4949cfa 100644
--- a/src/core/payloadgen/create_payloads.py
+++ b/src/core/payloadgen/create_payloads.py
@@ -511,9 +511,11 @@ try:
                         filewrite = file("%s/meterpreter.alpha_decoded" % (setdir), "w")
                         filewrite.write(shellcode)
                         filewrite.close()
+                    if choice1 == "shellcode/pyinject" or choice1 == "shellcode/multipyinject":
                     
-                    # close the pyinjector file for ports and payload
-                    payload_options.close()
+
+                        # close the pyinjector file for ports and payload
+                        payload_options.close()
 
                     # here we are going to encode the payload via base64
                     fileopen = file("%s/meterpreter.alpha_decoded" % (setdir), "r")
diff --git a/src/core/setcore.py b/src/core/setcore.py
index 176aa90d5..7eed667b0 100644
--- a/src/core/setcore.py
+++ b/src/core/setcore.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def print_error(message):
     print bcolors.RED + bcolors.BOLD + "[!] " + bcolors.ENDC + bcolors.RED + str(message) + bcolors.ENDC
 
 def get_version():
-    define_version = '5.3.8'
+    define_version = '5.3.9'
     return define_version
 
 class create_menu: