diff --git a/modsecurity-init.conf b/modsecurity-init.conf
index d5717a7..3b60626 100644
--- a/modsecurity-init.conf
+++ b/modsecurity-init.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-modsecurity_rules_file modsecurity.d/default_action.conf;
 modsecurity on;
+modsecurity_rules_file modsecurity.d/default_action.conf;
 modsecurity_rules_file modsecurity.d/nginx-waf/conf/tortix_waf.conf;
 modsecurity_rules_file modsecurity.d/nginx-waf/00_asl_whitelist.conf;
 modsecurity_rules_file modsecurity.d/nginx-waf/00_asl_x_searchengines.conf;