diff --git a/apache2/re.c b/apache2/re.c
index 46def9e4..51a4fea5 100644
--- a/apache2/re.c
+++ b/apache2/re.c
@@ -1889,11 +1889,12 @@ static apr_status_t msre_ruleset_process_phase_(msre_ruleset *ruleset, modsec_re
             }
         }
         else if (rc < 0) {
-	    if (rule->actionset != NULL && rule->actionset->msg != NULL) {
-                msr_log(msr, 1, "Rule processing failed (id=%s, msg=%s).", rule->actionset->id, rule->actionset->msg);
-            } else {
-                msr_log(msr, 1, "Rule processing failed.");
-            }
+			const char *id = "", *msg = "";
+			if (rule->actionset) {
+				if (rule->actionset->id) id = rule->actionset->id;
+				if (rule->actionset->msg) msg = rule->actionset->msg;
+			}
+			msr_log(msr, 1, "Rule processing failed (id=%s, msg=%s).", id, msg);
 
             if (msr->txcfg->reqintercept_oe == 1)   {
                 apr_table_clear(msr->matched_vars);
@@ -1923,11 +1924,12 @@ static apr_status_t msre_ruleset_process_phase_(msre_ruleset *ruleset, modsec_re
             }
         }
         else {
-	    if (rule->actionset != NULL && rule->actionset->msg != NULL) {
-                msr_log(msr, 1, "Rule processing failed with unknown return code: %d (id=%s, msg=%s).", rc, rule->actionset->id, rule->actionset->msg);
-	    } else {
-                msr_log(msr, 1, "Rule processing failed with unknown return code: %d", rc);
-	    }
+			const char *id = "", *msg = "";
+			if (rule->actionset) {
+				if (rule->actionset->id) id = rule->actionset->id;
+				if (rule->actionset->msg) msg = rule->actionset->msg;
+			}
+			msr_log(msr, 1, "Rule processing failed with unknown return code: %d (id=%s, msg=%s).", rc, id, msg);
             apr_table_clear(msr->matched_vars);
             return -1;
         }