diff --git a/apache2/msc_logging.c b/apache2/msc_logging.c
index 5dc7ec1e..7944c523 100644
--- a/apache2/msc_logging.c
+++ b/apache2/msc_logging.c
@@ -461,12 +461,26 @@ msre_rule *return_chained_rule(const msre_rule *current, modsec_rec *msr)   {
         rule = rules[i];
         if (rule != NULL)    {
             if (strncmp(current->unparsed,rule->unparsed,strlen(current->unparsed)) == 0) {
+
                 if (i < arr->nelts -1)   {
                     next_rule = rules[i+1];
                 } else  {
                     next_rule = rules[i];
                 }
 
+                if (next_rule == NULL || next_rule->chain_starter == NULL)
+                    return NULL;
+
+                if(current->chain_starter == NULL && next_rule->chain_starter != NULL)  {
+                    if (strncmp(current->unparsed, next_rule->chain_starter->unparsed, strlen(current->unparsed)) != 0)
+                        return NULL;
+                }
+
+                if(current->chain_starter != NULL && next_rule->chain_starter != NULL)  {
+                    if (strncmp(current->chain_starter->unparsed, rule->chain_starter->unparsed, strlen(current->chain_starter->unparsed)) != 0)
+                        return NULL;
+                }
+
                 if (msr->txcfg->debuglog_level >= 9) {
                     msr_log(msr, 9, "Logging [K]: Found chained rule: \"%s\" and next node: \"%s\".", log_escape(msr->mp, current->unparsed), next_rule == NULL ? "-" : log_escape(msr->mp, next_rule->unparsed));
                 }