diff --git a/rules.go b/rules.go
index d2f5f24..b35ea75 100644
--- a/rules.go
+++ b/rules.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func resetMsgParsingRules2() error {
-	var rules 
+	var rules []MessageParsingRule{}
 	_, err := db.Exec(`TRUNCATE TABLE msg_rules;`)
 	logOnError(err, "resetMsgParsingRules2 : truncate table msg_rules")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ func resetMsgParsingRules2() error {
 		return err
 	}
 	
-	rules := []MessageParsingRule{}
 	err = json.Unmarshal(b, &rules)
 
 	return nil