diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/resources/RedactionResource.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/resources/RedactionResource.java
index 6b3d9de2..464b5799 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/resources/RedactionResource.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-api-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/resources/RedactionResource.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.resources;
 
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
 
@@ -23,9 +24,10 @@ public interface RedactionResource {
     @PostMapping(value = "/debug/htmlTables", produces = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE, consumes = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE)
     RedactionResult htmlTables(@RequestBody RedactionRequest redactionRequest);
 
-    @PostMapping(value = "/rules", produces = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE)
+    @GetMapping(value = "/rules", produces = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE)
     String getRules();
 
     @PostMapping(value = "/rules/update", consumes = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE)
     void updateRules(@RequestBody String rules);
-}
+
+}
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diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/Application.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/Application.java
index 78150292..bb091c47 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/Application.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/Application.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.server.settings.RedactionServiceSettin
 
 @Import({DefaultWebMvcConfiguration.class})
 @EnableConfigurationProperties(RedactionServiceSettings.class)
-@SpringBootApplication(exclude = { SecurityAutoConfiguration.class, ManagementWebSecurityAutoConfiguration.class })
+@SpringBootApplication(exclude = {SecurityAutoConfiguration.class, ManagementWebSecurityAutoConfiguration.class})
 public class Application {
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public class Application {
 
     @Bean
     public KieContainer kieContainer() {
+
         KieServices kieServices = KieServices.Factory.get();
 
         KieFileSystem kieFileSystem = kieServices.newKieFileSystem();
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ public class Application {
         KieModule kieModule = kieBuilder.getKieModule();
 
         return kieServices.newKieContainer(kieModule.getReleaseId());
+
     }
 
 }
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diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/controller/ControllerAdvice.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/controller/ControllerAdvice.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14079b31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/controller/ControllerAdvice.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.server.controller;
+
+import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ExceptionHandler;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestControllerAdvice;
+
+import com.iqser.gin4.commons.api.errorhandling.ErrorMessage;
+import com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.server.exception.RulesValidationException;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+@Slf4j
+@RestControllerAdvice
+public class ControllerAdvice {
+
+    /* error handling */
+
+    @ResponseBody
+    @ResponseStatus(value = HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+    @ExceptionHandler(value = NullPointerException.class)
+    public ErrorMessage handleContentNotFoundException(NullPointerException e) {
+        if (e != null) {
+            log.error(e.getMessage(), e);
+            return new ErrorMessage(OffsetDateTime.now(), e.getMessage());
+        }
+        log.error("Nullpointer exception at ", e);
+        return new ErrorMessage(OffsetDateTime.now(), "Nullpointer exception");
+    }
+
+    @ResponseBody
+    @ResponseStatus(value = HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST)
+    @ExceptionHandler(value = RulesValidationException.class)
+    public ErrorMessage handleRulesValidationException(RulesValidationException e) {
+        return new ErrorMessage(OffsetDateTime.now(), e.getMessage());
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/exception/RulesValidationException.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/exception/RulesValidationException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e1d3c29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/exception/RulesValidationException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.server.exception;
+
+public class RulesValidationException extends RuntimeException {
+
+    public RulesValidationException(String message, Throwable t) {
+        super(message, t);
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/DroolsExecutionService.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/DroolsExecutionService.java
index 2a3edfb8..3035b992 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/DroolsExecutionService.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/DroolsExecutionService.java
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ package com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.server.redaction.service;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.kie.api.KieServices;
 import org.kie.api.builder.KieBuilder;
 import org.kie.api.builder.KieFileSystem;
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ import org.kie.api.runtime.KieSession;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
+import com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.server.exception.RulesValidationException;
 import com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.server.redaction.model.Section;
 import com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.server.redaction.utils.ResourceLoader;
 
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ public class DroolsExecutionService {
     private String currentDrlRules;
 
     @PostConstruct
-    public void init (){
+    public void init() {
         currentDrlRules = ResourceLoader.loadAsString("drools/rules.drl");
     }
 
@@ -39,29 +42,29 @@ public class DroolsExecutionService {
         return section;
     }
 
-
     public void updateRules(String drlAsString) {
 
         try {
+            if (StringUtils.isEmpty(drlAsString)) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Rules cannot be empty.");
+            }
             KieServices kieServices = KieServices.Factory.get();
-            InputStream input = new ByteArrayInputStream(drlAsString.getBytes("UTF-8"));
+            InputStream input = new ByteArrayInputStream(drlAsString.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
             KieFileSystem kieFileSystem = kieServices.newKieFileSystem();
-            kieFileSystem.write("src/main/resources/drools/rules.drl",
-                    kieServices.getResources().newInputStreamResource(input));
+            kieFileSystem.write("src/main/resources/drools/rules.drl", kieServices.getResources().newInputStreamResource(input));
             KieBuilder kieBuilder = kieServices.newKieBuilder(kieFileSystem);
             kieBuilder.buildAll();
             KieModule kieModule = kieBuilder.getKieModule();
             kieContainer.updateToVersion(kieModule.getReleaseId());
             currentDrlRules = drlAsString;
-        } catch (Exception e){
-            throw new RuntimeException("Could not update rules");
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new RulesValidationException("Could not update rules", e);
         }
+
     }
 
-
-    public String getRules(){
+    public String getRules() {
         return currentDrlRules;
     }
 
-
-}
+}
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