diff --git a/src/rule.cc b/src/rule.cc
index d9027673..b86955ed 100644
--- a/src/rule.cc
+++ b/src/rule.cc
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ bool Rule::evaluateActions(Transaction *trasn) {
 bool Rule::evaluate(Transaction *trasn) {
     bool ret = false;
     std::vector<Variable *> *variables = this->variables;
-    RuleMessage *ruleMessage = new modsecurity::RuleMessage(this, m_log_message);
+    RuleMessage *ruleMessage = NULL;
 
     trasn->m_matched.clear();
 
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ bool Rule::evaluate(Transaction *trasn) {
         return evaluateActions(trasn);
     }
 
+    ruleMessage = new modsecurity::RuleMessage(this, m_log_message);
 #ifndef NO_LOGS
     std::string eparam = MacroExpansion::expand(this->op->param, trasn);
 
diff --git a/src/transaction.cc b/src/transaction.cc
index 19ea27ad..922fad3d 100644
--- a/src/transaction.cc
+++ b/src/transaction.cc
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ Transaction::~Transaction() {
     for (auto *a : m_rulesMessages) {
         delete a;
     }
+    m_rulesMessages.clear();
 
     m_rules->decrementReferenceCount();
 }