diff --git a/pkg/client/client.go b/pkg/client/client.go
index 397d568..fdca8e9 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client.go
@@ -261,7 +261,11 @@ func (cl *client) ToggleProtection(enable bool) error {
 }
 
 func (cl *client) SetCustomRules(rules *[]string) error {
-	cl.log.With("rules", len(*rules)).Info("Set user rules")
+	var l int
+	if rules != nil {
+		l = len(*rules)
+	}
+	cl.log.With("rules", l).Info("Set user rules")
 	return cl.doPost(cl.client.R().EnableTrace().SetBody(&model.SetRulesRequest{Rules: rules}), "/filtering/set_rules")
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/client/client_test.go b/pkg/client/client_test.go
index f47cc69..de94243 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client_test.go
@@ -97,6 +97,20 @@ var _ = Describe("Client", func() {
 			err = cl.DeleteFilter(true, model.Filter{Url: "bar"})
 			Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
 		})
+		It("should set empty filter rules", func() {
+			ts, cl = ClientPost("/filtering/set_rules",
+				`{"rules":[]}`,
+			)
+			err := cl.SetCustomRules(utils.Ptr([]string{}))
+			Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
+		})
+		It("should set nil filter rules", func() {
+			ts, cl = ClientPost("/filtering/set_rules",
+				`{}`,
+			)
+			err := cl.SetCustomRules(nil)
+			Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
+		})
 	})
 
 	Context("Status", func() {