diff --git a/apache2/apache2_config.c b/apache2/apache2_config.c
index 69b02312..d12d2f1d 100644
--- a/apache2/apache2_config.c
+++ b/apache2/apache2_config.c
@@ -1558,6 +1558,7 @@ static const char *cmd_rule_engine(cmd_parms *cmd, void *_dcfg, const char *p1)
     if (strcasecmp(p1, "detectiononly") == 0) {
         dcfg->is_enabled = MODSEC_DETECTION_ONLY;
         dcfg->of_limit_action = RESPONSE_BODY_LIMIT_ACTION_PARTIAL;
+        dcfg->if_limit_action = REQUEST_BODY_LIMIT_ACTION_PARTIAL;
     } else
     return apr_psprintf(cmd->pool, "ModSecurity: Invalid value for SecRuleEngine: %s", p1);