diff --git a/headers/modsecurity/rules_properties.h b/headers/modsecurity/rules_properties.h
index 9b0524e693..196bff3ff4 100644
--- a/headers/modsecurity/rules_properties.h
+++ b/headers/modsecurity/rules_properties.h
@@ -431,21 +431,24 @@ class RulesProperties {
         std::vector<modsecurity::Rule *> *to,
         std::ostringstream *err) {
         int amount_of_rules = 0;
+        // TODO: std::vector could be replaced with something more efficient.
+        std::vector<int64_t> v;
         for (int i = 0; i < modsecurity::Phases::NUMBER_OF_PHASES; i++) {
             std::vector<modsecurity::Rule *> *rules_to = to+i;
-            std::vector<modsecurity::Rule *> *rules_from = from+i;
-            // FIXME: std::vector could be replaced with something more efficient.
-            std::vector<int64_t> v;
             v.reserve(rules_to->size());
             for (size_t z = 0; z < rules_to->size(); z++) {
                 Rule *rule_ckc = rules_to->at(z);
-                if (rule_ckc->m_secMarker == false) {
+                if (rule_ckc->m_secMarker == true) {
                     continue;
                 }
                 v.push_back(rule_ckc->m_ruleId);
             }
-            std::sort(v.begin(), v.end());
+        }
+        std::sort (v.begin(), v.end());
 
+        for (int i = 0; i < modsecurity::Phases::NUMBER_OF_PHASES; i++) {
+            std::vector<modsecurity::Rule *> *rules_from = from+i;
+            std::vector<modsecurity::Rule *> *rules_to = to+i;
             for (size_t j = 0; j < rules_from->size(); j++) {
                 Rule *rule = rules_from->at(j);
                 if (std::binary_search(v.begin(), v.end(), rule->m_ruleId)) {
@@ -457,8 +460,8 @@ class RulesProperties {
                     return -1;
                 }
                 amount_of_rules++;
-                rules_to->push_back(rule);
                 rule->refCountIncrease();
+                rules_to->push_back(rule);
             }
         }
         return amount_of_rules;