diff --git a/hate_crack.py b/hate_crack.py
index 2f8b3aa..08ad2f5 100755
--- a/hate_crack.py
+++ b/hate_crack.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ hcatBin = config_parser['hcatBin']
 hcatTuning = config_parser['hcatTuning']
 hcatWordlists = config_parser['hcatWordlists']
 hcatOptimizedWordlists = config_parser['hcatOptimizedWordlists']
+hcatRules = []
 
 try:
     maxruntime = config_parser['bandrelmaxruntime']