diff --git a/src/parser/driver.cc b/src/parser/driver.cc
index 777fb7d0..6ea3a442 100644
--- a/src/parser/driver.cc
+++ b/src/parser/driver.cc
@@ -66,12 +66,10 @@ int Driver::addSecRule(ModSecurity::Rule *rule) {
 
 
 int Driver::parse(const std::string &f) {
-    file = f;
+    buffer = f;
     scan_begin();
     yy::seclang_parser parser(*this);
-    parser.set_debug_level(trace_parsing);
-    // yy_scan_buffer
-
+    parser.set_debug_level(0);
     int res = parser.parse();
 
     if (audit_log->init() == false) {
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ int Driver::parse(const std::string &f) {
     }
 
     scan_end();
-    return res;
+    return res == 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -90,10 +88,12 @@ int Driver::parseFile(const std::string &f) {
     parser.set_debug_level(trace_parsing);
     int res = parser.parse();
 
-    // std::cout << "Leaving the parser: " << res << std::endl;
+    if (audit_log->init() == false) {
+        return false;
+    }
 
     scan_end();
-    return res;
+    return res == 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -112,3 +112,4 @@ void Driver::error(const yy::location& l, const std::string& m,
 void Driver::parser_error(const yy::location& l, const std::string& m) {
     parserError << ". " << m << "." << std::endl;
 }
+
diff --git a/src/parser/driver.h b/src/parser/driver.h
index 5b7ed81d..c2ffa851 100644
--- a/src/parser/driver.h
+++ b/src/parser/driver.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 using ModSecurity::Rule;
 using ModSecurity::Rules;
 
+
 # define YY_DECL \
   yy::seclang_parser::symbol_type yylex(Driver& driver)
 
@@ -83,6 +84,9 @@ class Driver : public Rules {
     void parser_error(const yy::location& l, const std::string& m);
     void error(const yy::location& l, const std::string& m,
         const std::string& c);
+
+    std::string buffer;
 };
 
+
 #endif  // SRC_PARSER_DRIVER_H_
diff --git a/src/parser/seclang-scanner.ll b/src/parser/seclang-scanner.ll
index bac2b8b1..aac886cc 100755
--- a/src/parser/seclang-scanner.ll
+++ b/src/parser/seclang-scanner.ll
@@ -185,23 +185,24 @@ FREE_TEXT_NEW_LINE       [^\"|\n]+
 
 %%
 
-void
-Driver::scan_begin ()
-{
-  yy_flex_debug = trace_scanning;
-  if (file.empty () || file == "-")
-    yyin = stdin;
-  else if (!(yyin = fopen (file.c_str (), "r")))
-    {
-      exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+void Driver::scan_begin () {
+    yy_flex_debug = trace_scanning;
+    if (buffer.empty() == false) {
+        yy_scan_string(buffer.c_str());
+    } else if (file.empty() == false) {
+        if (!(yyin = fopen (file.c_str (), "r"))) {
+            // FIXME: we should return a decent error.
+            exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
+
+void Driver::scan_end () {
+    if (buffer.empty() == false) {
+        yy_scan_string(buffer.c_str());
+    } else if (file.empty() == false) {
+        fclose(yyin);
     }
 }
 
-
-
-void
-Driver::scan_end ()
-{
-  fclose (yyin);
-}
-
diff --git a/src/rules.cc b/src/rules.cc
index a6ff0a62..426b1965 100644
--- a/src/rules.cc
+++ b/src/rules.cc
@@ -111,25 +111,17 @@ int Rules::loadRemote(char *key, char *uri) {
 
 
 int Rules::load(const char *plain_rules) {
-    bool ret = true;
-    /**
-     * @todo rgg. we should make the parser work out of the buffer.
-     *
-     */
-    std::ofstream myfile;
-    myfile.open("/tmp/modsec_ugly_hack.txt");
-    myfile << plain_rules;
-    myfile.close();
-
     Driver *driver = new Driver();
-    if (driver->parse("/tmp/modsec_ugly_hack.txt")) {
-        ret = false;
+
+    if (driver->parse(plain_rules) == false) {
         parserError << driver->parserError.rdbuf();
+        return false;
     }
+
     this->merge(driver);
     delete driver;
 
-    return ret;
+    return true;
 }