diff --git a/src/actions/action.h b/src/actions/action.h
index 3b9deda6..47ae759c 100644
--- a/src/actions/action.h
+++ b/src/actions/action.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class Action {
     virtual std::string evaluate(std::string exp,
         Assay *assay);
     virtual bool evaluate(Rule *rule, Assay *assay);
+    virtual bool init(std::string *error) { return true; }
 
     static Action *instantiate(const std::string& name);
 
diff --git a/src/actions/rule_id.cc b/src/actions/rule_id.cc
index 8ebe4707..7de4311b 100644
--- a/src/actions/rule_id.cc
+++ b/src/actions/rule_id.cc
@@ -24,21 +24,33 @@
 namespace ModSecurity {
 namespace actions {
 
-RuleId::RuleId(std::string action)
-    : Action(action) {
-    this->action_kind = ConfigurationKind;
+bool RuleId::init(std::string *error) {
     std::string a = action;
-    a.erase(0, 3);
-    if (a.at(0) == '\'') {
-        a.erase(0, 1);
-        a.pop_back();
-    }
-    this->rule_id = std::stod(a);
+
+    try {
+        a.erase(0, 3);
+        if (a.at(0) == '\'') {
+            a.erase(0, 1);
+            a.pop_back();
+        }
+        m_ruleId = std::stod(a);
+    } catch (...) {
+        m_ruleId = 0;
+        error->assign("The input \"" + a + "\" does not seems to be a valid rule id.");
+        return false;
     }
 
+    std::ostringstream oss;
+    oss << std::setprecision(40) << m_ruleId;
+    if (a != oss.str() || m_ruleId < 0) {
+        error->assign("The input \"" + a + "\" does not seems to be a valid rule id.");
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
 
 bool RuleId::evaluate(Rule *rule, Assay *assay) {
-    rule->rule_id = this->rule_id;
+    rule->rule_id = m_ruleId;
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/actions/rule_id.h b/src/actions/rule_id.h
index d24f1a88..00ad6427 100644
--- a/src/actions/rule_id.h
+++ b/src/actions/rule_id.h
@@ -32,10 +32,14 @@ namespace actions {
 
 class RuleId : public Action {
  public:
-    explicit RuleId(std::string action);
+    explicit RuleId(std::string action)
+        : Action(action, ConfigurationKind) { }
 
+    bool init(std::string *error) override;
     bool evaluate(Rule *rule, Assay *assay) override;
-    double rule_id;
+
+private:
+    double m_ruleId;
 };
 
 }  // namespace actions
diff --git a/src/parser/seclang-parser.yy b/src/parser/seclang-parser.yy
index 16d7c1bc..9894bb2a 100644
--- a/src/parser/seclang-parser.yy
+++ b/src/parser/seclang-parser.yy
@@ -604,7 +604,13 @@ var:
 act:
     ACTION
       {
+        std::string error;
         $$ = Action::instantiate($1);
+
+        if ($$->init(&error) == false) {
+            driver.parserError << error;
+            YYERROR;
+        }
       }
     | TRANSFORMATION
       {
diff --git a/test/test-cases/regression/action-id.json b/test/test-cases/regression/action-id.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99311b5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-cases/regression/action-id.json
@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+[
+  {
+    "enabled":1,
+    "version_min":300000,
+    "title":"Testing Action :: id (1/6)",
+    "client":{
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":123
+    },
+    "server":{
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":80
+    },
+    "request":{
+      "headers":{
+        "Host":"localhost",
+        "User-Agent":"curl/7.38.0",
+        "Accept":"*/*",
+        "Content-Length": "27",
+        "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
+      },
+      "uri":"/",
+      "protocol":"POST",
+      "body": [
+        "param1=value1&param2=value2"
+      ]
+    },
+    "response":{
+      "headers":{
+        "Date":"Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:02:41 GMT",
+        "Last-Modified":"Sun, 26 Oct 2014 22:33:37 GMT",
+        "Content-Type":"text/html"
+      },
+      "body":[
+        "no need."
+      ]
+    },
+    "expected":{
+      "parser_error": "The input \"111111111111222222222222222222222222222333333333333333333333333333444444444444444444444444444444555555555555555555555555666666666666666666666666666666666666666666\" does not seems to be a valid rule id."
+    },
+    "rules":[
+      "SecRuleEngine On",
+      "SecDebugLog \/tmp\/modsec_debug.log",
+      "SecDebugLogLevel 9",
+      "SecRule ARGS \"@rx (value1)\" \"id:111111111111222222222222222222222222222333333333333333333333333333444444444444444444444444444444555555555555555555555555666666666666666666666666666666666666666666,phase:2,pass,t:trim\""
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "enabled":1,
+    "version_min":300000,
+    "title":"Testing Action :: id (2/6)",
+    "client":{
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":123
+    },
+    "server":{
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":80
+    },
+    "request":{
+      "headers":{
+        "Host":"localhost",
+        "User-Agent":"curl/7.38.0",
+        "Accept":"*/*",
+        "Content-Length": "27",
+        "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
+      },
+      "uri":"/",
+      "protocol":"POST",
+      "body": [
+        "param1=value1&param2=value2"
+      ]
+    },
+    "response":{
+      "headers":{
+        "Date":"Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:02:41 GMT",
+        "Last-Modified":"Sun, 26 Oct 2014 22:33:37 GMT",
+        "Content-Type":"text/html"
+      },
+      "body":[
+        "no need."
+      ]
+    },
+    "expected":{
+      "parser_error": "Rules error. File: action-id.json. Line: 4. Column: 31. id:-1"
+    },
+    "rules":[
+      "SecRuleEngine On",
+      "SecDebugLog \/tmp\/modsec_debug.log",
+      "SecDebugLogLevel 9",
+      "SecRule ARGS \"@rx (value1)\" \"id:-1,phase:2,pass,t:trim\""
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "enabled":1,
+    "version_min":300000,
+    "title":"Testing Action :: id (3/6)",
+    "client":{
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":123
+    },
+    "server":{
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":80
+    },
+    "request":{
+      "headers":{
+        "Host":"localhost",
+        "User-Agent":"curl/7.38.0",
+        "Accept":"*/*",
+        "Content-Length": "27",
+        "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
+      },
+      "uri":"/",
+      "protocol":"POST",
+      "body": [
+        "param1=value1&param2=value2"
+      ]
+    },
+    "response":{
+      "headers":{
+        "Date":"Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:02:41 GMT",
+        "Last-Modified":"Sun, 26 Oct 2014 22:33:37 GMT",
+        "Content-Type":"text/html"
+      },
+      "body":[
+        "no need."
+      ]
+    },
+    "expected":{
+      "debug_log": " trim: \"value2\""
+    },
+    "rules":[
+      "SecRuleEngine On",
+      "SecDebugLog \/tmp\/modsec_debug.log",
+      "SecDebugLogLevel 9",
+      "SecRule ARGS \"@rx (value1)\" \"id:1,phase:2,pass,t:trim\""
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "enabled":1,
+    "version_min":300000,
+    "title":"Testing Action :: id (4/6)",
+    "client":{
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":123
+    },
+    "server":{
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":80
+    },
+    "request":{
+      "headers":{
+        "Host":"localhost",
+        "User-Agent":"curl/7.38.0",
+        "Accept":"*/*",
+        "Content-Length": "27",
+        "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
+      },
+      "uri":"/",
+      "protocol":"POST",
+      "body": [
+        "param1=value1&param2=value2"
+      ]
+    },
+    "response":{
+      "headers":{
+        "Date":"Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:02:41 GMT",
+        "Last-Modified":"Sun, 26 Oct 2014 22:33:37 GMT",
+        "Content-Type":"text/html"
+      },
+      "body":[
+        "no need."
+      ]
+    },
+    "expected":{
+      "debug_log": " trim: \"value2\""
+    },
+    "rules":[
+      "SecRuleEngine On",
+      "SecDebugLog \/tmp\/modsec_debug.log",
+      "SecDebugLogLevel 9",
+      "SecRule ARGS \"@rx (value1)\" \"id:'1',phase:2,pass,t:trim\""
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "enabled":1,
+    "version_min":300000,
+    "title":"Testing Action :: id (5/6)",
+    "client":{
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":123
+    },
+    "server":{
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":80
+    },
+    "request":{
+      "headers":{
+        "Host":"localhost",
+        "User-Agent":"curl/7.38.0",
+        "Accept":"*/*",
+        "Content-Length": "27",
+        "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
+      },
+      "uri":"/",
+      "protocol":"POST",
+      "body": [
+        "param1=value1&param2=value2"
+      ]
+    },
+    "response":{
+      "headers":{
+        "Date":"Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:02:41 GMT",
+        "Last-Modified":"Sun, 26 Oct 2014 22:33:37 GMT",
+        "Content-Type":"text/html"
+      },
+      "body":[
+        "no need."
+      ]
+    },
+    "expected":{
+      "parser_error": "Rules error. File: action-id.json. Line: 4. Column: 31. id:'1"
+    },
+    "rules":[
+      "SecRuleEngine On",
+      "SecDebugLog \/tmp\/modsec_debug.log",
+      "SecDebugLogLevel 9",
+      "SecRule ARGS \"@rx (value1)\" \"id:'1,phase:2,pass,t:trim\""
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "enabled":1,
+    "version_min":300000,
+    "title":"Testing Action :: id (6/6)",
+    "client":{
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":123
+    },
+    "server":{
+      "ip":"200.249.12.31",
+      "port":80
+    },
+    "request":{
+      "headers":{
+        "Host":"localhost",
+        "User-Agent":"curl/7.38.0",
+        "Accept":"*/*",
+        "Content-Length": "27",
+        "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
+      },
+      "uri":"/",
+      "protocol":"POST",
+      "body": [
+        "param1=value1&param2=value2"
+      ]
+    },
+    "response":{
+      "headers":{
+        "Date":"Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:02:41 GMT",
+        "Last-Modified":"Sun, 26 Oct 2014 22:33:37 GMT",
+        "Content-Type":"text/html"
+      },
+      "body":[
+        "no need."
+      ]
+    },
+    "expected":{
+      "debug_log": "trim: \"value2\""
+    },
+    "rules":[
+      "SecRuleEngine On",
+      "SecDebugLog \/tmp\/modsec_debug.log",
+      "SecDebugLogLevel 9",
+      "SecRule ARGS \"@rx (value1)\" \"id:1',phase:2,pass,t:trim\""
+    ]
+  }
+]
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