diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index e7d1baac..482dc80e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ libmodsecurity_la_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-fPIC \
 	-O3 \
 	-I ../headers \
-	-DNO_LOGS=1 \
 	$(GEOIP_CFLAGS) \
 	$(PCRE_CPPFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/src/rule.cc b/src/rule.cc
index ed630a19..f1048562 100644
--- a/src/rule.cc
+++ b/src/rule.cc
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ bool Rule::evaluate(Assay *assay) {
             if (std::find(exclusions.begin(), exclusions.end(),
                 v->m_key) != exclusions.end()) {
 #ifndef NO_LOGS
-                assay->debug(9, "Variable: " + v.m_key + " is part of the" +
+                assay->debug(9, "Variable: " + v->m_key + " is part of the" +
                     " exclusion list, skipping...");
 #endif
                 continue;
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ bool Rule::evaluate(Assay *assay) {
 
 #ifndef NO_LOGS
             assay->debug(9, "Target value: \"" + limitTo(80, toHexIfNeeded(value)) + \
-                "\" (Variable: " + v.m_key + ")");
+                "\" (Variable: " + v->m_key + ")");
 #endif
 
             ret = this->op->evaluate(assay, value);