diff --git a/sql.go b/sql.go
index a942734..ca1e347 100644
--- a/sql.go
+++ b/sql.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"log"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 )
 
@@ -287,6 +288,8 @@ func loadMsgParsingRules() (map[int]MessageParsingRule, error) {
 		msgTypeID int32
 	)
 
+	log.Println("Loading message parsing rules...")
+
 	m := make(map[int]MessageParsingRule)
 	count := int(0)
 
@@ -307,6 +310,7 @@ func loadMsgParsingRules() (map[int]MessageParsingRule, error) {
 		i.Description = descn
 		i.Rule = rule
 		i.MsgTypeID = msgTypeID
+		i.re = regexp.MustCompile(rule)
 		m[count] = *i
 		count++