diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/modules/appsec/appsec.go b/pkg/acquisition/modules/appsec/appsec.go
index 54e0da446..030724fc3 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/modules/appsec/appsec.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/modules/appsec/appsec.go
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ func (w *AppsecSource) StreamingAcquisition(out chan types.Event, t *tomb.Tomb)
 		})
 		<-t.Dying()
 		w.logger.Infof("Stopping Appsec server on %s%s", w.config.ListenAddr, w.config.Path)
+		//xx let's clean up the appsec runners :)
+		appsec.AppsecRulesDetails = make(map[int]appsec.RulesDetails)
 		w.server.Shutdown(context.TODO())
 		return nil
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/appsec/appsec_rules_collection.go b/pkg/appsec/appsec_rules_collection.go
index f6a135cae..2024673c3 100644
--- a/pkg/appsec/appsec_rules_collection.go
+++ b/pkg/appsec/appsec_rules_collection.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type RulesDetails struct {
 	Name     string
 }
 
-// Should it be a global ?
+// FIXME: this shouldn't be a global
 // Is using the id is a good idea ? might be too specific to coraza and not easily reusable
 var AppsecRulesDetails = make(map[int]RulesDetails)
 
diff --git a/pkg/appsec/loader.go b/pkg/appsec/loader.go
index fa13cb03d..86c1dc0a8 100644
--- a/pkg/appsec/loader.go
+++ b/pkg/appsec/loader.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var hub *cwhub.Hub //FIXME: this is a temporary hack to make the hub available i
 func LoadAppsecRules(hubInstance *cwhub.Hub) error {
 
 	hub = hubInstance
+	appsecRules = make(map[string]AppsecCollectionConfig)
 
 	for _, hubAppsecRuleItem := range hub.GetItemMap(cwhub.APPSEC_RULES) {
 		if !hubAppsecRuleItem.State.Installed {