diff --git a/src/rule.cc b/src/rule.cc
index 2dfb35a8..15b54183 100644
--- a/src/rule.cc
+++ b/src/rule.cc
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ bool Rule::evaluate(Transaction *trasn) {
         Variable *variable = variables->at(i);
         if (variable->m_isExclusion) {
             std::vector<const collection::Variable *> z;
-            variable->evaluateInternal(trasn, &z);
+            variable->evaluateInternal(trasn, this, &z);
             for (auto &y : z) {
                 exclusions.push_back(y->m_key);
             }
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ bool Rule::evaluate(Transaction *trasn) {
         }
 
         std::vector<const collection::Variable *> e;
-        variable->evaluateInternal(trasn, &e);
+        variable->evaluateInternal(trasn, this, &e);
 
         for (auto &v : e) {
             if (std::find(exclusions.begin(), exclusions.end(),
diff --git a/src/variables/variable.h b/src/variables/variable.h
index 11c3361e..a625a994 100644
--- a/src/variables/variable.h
+++ b/src/variables/variable.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <list>
 #include <utility>
 #include "modsecurity/transaction.h"
+#include "modsecurity/rule.h"
 
 #ifndef SRC_VARIABLES_VARIABLE_H_
 #define SRC_VARIABLES_VARIABLE_H_
@@ -66,14 +67,29 @@ class Variable {
 
     static std::string to_s(std::vector<Variable *> *variables);
 
+
     virtual std::vector<const collection::Variable *>
         *evaluate(Transaction *transaction);
 
+
+    virtual void evaluateInternal(Transaction *transaction,
+        std::vector<const collection::Variable *> *l);
+
+    virtual void evaluateInternal(Transaction *transaction,
+        Rule *rule,
+        std::vector<const collection::Variable *> *l) {
+        evaluateInternal(transaction, l);
+    }
+
+
     virtual void evaluate(Transaction *transaction,
         std::vector<const collection::Variable *> *l);
 
-    virtual void evaluateInternal(Transaction *transaction,
-        std::vector<const collection::Variable *> *l);
+    virtual void evaluate(Transaction *transaction,
+        Rule *rule,
+        std::vector<const collection::Variable *> *l) {
+        evaluate(transaction, l);
+    }
 
 
     std::string m_name;