diff --git a/rules.go b/rules.go
index b35ea75..c4af85c 100644
--- a/rules.go
+++ b/rules.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func resetMsgParsingRules2() error {
-	var rules []MessageParsingRule{}
+	var rules []MessageParsingRule
 	_, err := db.Exec(`TRUNCATE TABLE msg_rules;`)
 	logOnError(err, "resetMsgParsingRules2 : truncate table msg_rules")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func resetMsgParsingRules2() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	
+
 	err = json.Unmarshal(b, &rules)
 
 	return nil