diff --git a/internal/corazawaf/waf.go b/internal/corazawaf/waf.go
index 276cff1f6..cb117c9cc 100644
--- a/internal/corazawaf/waf.go
+++ b/internal/corazawaf/waf.go
@@ -390,7 +390,3 @@ func (w *WAF) Validate() error {
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-func (w *WAF) GetRuleGroup() RuleGroup {
-	return w.Rules
-}
diff --git a/waf.go b/waf.go
index f476caa3e..ec3da10e5 100644
--- a/waf.go
+++ b/waf.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type WAF interface {
 	// NewTransaction Creates a new initialized transaction for this WAF instance
 	NewTransaction() types.Transaction
 	NewTransactionWithID(id string) types.Transaction
-	GetRuleGroup() corazawaf.RuleGroup
+	GetRuleGroup() *corazawaf.RuleGroup
 }
 
 // NewWAF creates a new WAF instance with the provided configuration.
@@ -125,6 +125,6 @@ func (w wafWrapper) NewTransactionWithID(id string) types.Transaction {
 	return w.waf.NewTransactionWithID(id)
 }
 
-func (w wafWrapper) GetRuleGroup() corazawaf.RuleGroup {
-	return w.waf.Rules
+func (w wafWrapper) GetRuleGroup() *corazawaf.RuleGroup {
+	return &w.waf.Rules
 }