diff --git a/headers/modsecurity/rules.h b/headers/modsecurity/rules.h
index dcb9c445..ba511832 100644
--- a/headers/modsecurity/rules.h
+++ b/headers/modsecurity/rules.h
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ typedef struct Assay_t Assay;
 
 #include "modsecurity/modsecurity.h"
 #include "modsecurity/assay.h"
-#include "modsecurity/debug_log.h"
-
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 class Driver;
@@ -144,7 +142,7 @@ class Rules {
     int requestBodyLimitAction;
     int responseBodyLimitAction;
 
-    std::string parserError;
+    std::ostringstream parserError;
 
     AuditLog *audit_log;
 
diff --git a/src/audit_log.cc b/src/audit_log.cc
index a051d041..7975a156 100644
--- a/src/audit_log.cc
+++ b/src/audit_log.cc
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ bool AuditLog::init() {
     if (m_type == ParallelAuditLogType) {
         m_writer = new AuditLogWriterParallel(this);
     }
-
     if (m_type == SerialAuditLogType) {
         m_writer = new AuditLogWriterSerial(this);
     }
diff --git a/src/parser/driver.cc b/src/parser/driver.cc
index 3762d3eb..777fb7d0 100644
--- a/src/parser/driver.cc
+++ b/src/parser/driver.cc
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
 #include "parser/driver.h"
 
 #include "parser/seclang-parser.hh"
+#include "src/audit_log.h"
+
 
 Driver::Driver()
   : trace_scanning(false),
-  trace_parsing(false),
-  requestBodyLimit(0),
-  responseBodyLimit(0),
-  audit_log(new ModSecurity::AuditLog()) {
-}
+  trace_parsing(false) {
+      audit_log = new ModSecurity::AuditLog();
+  }
 
 
 Driver::~Driver() {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int Driver::parse(const std::string &f) {
 
     int res = parser.parse();
 
-    if (this->audit_log->init() == false) {
+    if (audit_log->init() == false) {
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/driver.h b/src/parser/driver.h
index 56c670ef..5b7ed81d 100644
--- a/src/parser/driver.h
+++ b/src/parser/driver.h
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@
 
 #include "modsecurity/modsecurity.h"
 #include "src/rule.h"
+#include "modsecurity/rules.h"
 #include "src/audit_log.h"
 
 #include "parser/seclang-parser.hh"
 
 using ModSecurity::Rule;
+using ModSecurity::Rules;
 
 # define YY_DECL \
   yy::seclang_parser::symbol_type yylex(Driver& driver)
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ typedef struct Driver_t Driver;
 #endif
 
 
-class Driver {
+class Driver : public Rules {
 /**
  * @todo Place driver and parser under the correct namespace.
  * 
@@ -79,28 +81,8 @@ class Driver {
     // Error handling.
     void error(const yy::location& l, const std::string& m);
     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::vector<Rule *> rules[7];  // Number of Phases.
-
-    ModSecurity::Rules::RuleEngine secRuleEngine;
-    int sec_audit_type;
-    bool sec_audit_engine;
-    bool sec_request_body_access;
-    bool sec_response_body_access;
-    int requestBodyLimit;
-    int responseBodyLimit;
-    int requestBodyLimitAction;
-    int responseBodyLimitAction;
-
-    std::string debug_log_path;
-    std::list<std::string> components;
-    std::ostringstream parserError;
-    std::ostringstream syntaxError;
-
-    ModSecurity::AuditLog *audit_log;
-
-    int debug_level;
+    void error(const yy::location& l, const std::string& m,
+        const std::string& c);
 };
 
 #endif  // SRC_PARSER_DRIVER_H_
diff --git a/src/parser/seclang-parser.yy b/src/parser/seclang-parser.yy
index 0468be9a..09955d21 100644
--- a/src/parser/seclang-parser.yy
+++ b/src/parser/seclang-parser.yy
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Driver;
 #include "operators/operator.h"
 #include "rule.h"
 #include "utils/geo_lookup.h"
+#include "audit_log.h"
 
 #include "variables/duration.h"
 #include "variables/env.h"
diff --git a/src/rules.cc b/src/rules.cc
index 7f01dfa8..a6ff0a62 100644
--- a/src/rules.cc
+++ b/src/rules.cc
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int Rules::loadFromUri(char *uri) {
 
 
 Rules::~Rules() {
-    audit_log->refCountDecreaseAndCheck();
+    // audit_log->refCountDecreaseAndCheck();
 }
 
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ int Rules::load(const char *plain_rules) {
     Driver *driver = new Driver();
     if (driver->parse("/tmp/modsec_ugly_hack.txt")) {
         ret = false;
-        parserError = driver->parserError.str();
+        parserError << driver->parserError.rdbuf();
     }
     this->merge(driver);
     delete driver;
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ int Rules::load(const char *plain_rules) {
 
 
 std::string Rules::getParserError() {
-    return this->parserError;
+    return this->parserError.str();
 }
 
 
@@ -216,26 +216,16 @@ int Rules::merge(Rules *from) {
     this->requestBodyLimitAction = from->requestBodyLimitAction;
     this->responseBodyLimitAction = from->responseBodyLimitAction;
 
-    this->debug_log = from->debug_log;
+    if (m_custom_debug_log) {
+        this->debug_log = m_custom_debug_log->new_instance();
+    } else {
+        this->debug_log = new DebugLog();
+    }
 
-    /*
-    if (from->debug_log->isConfigured())
-    {
-        if (this->debug_log_path.compare(from->debug_log_path) != 0)
-        {
-            this->debug_log = new DebugLog();
-            this->debug_log->setDebugLevel(from->debug_level);
-            this->debug_log->setOutputFile(this->debug_log_path);
-        }
-        if (this->debug_level != from->debug_level)
-        {
-            this->debug_log->setDebugLevel(this->debug_log);
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-    }
-    */
+    this->audit_log = from->audit_log;
+
+    this->debug_log->setDebugLevel(this->debug_level);
+    this->debug_log->setOutputFile(this->debug_log_path);
 
     return 0;
 }