diff --git a/src/operators/rx.cc b/src/operators/rx.cc
index ce6526356..de1428e2e 100644
--- a/src/operators/rx.cc
+++ b/src/operators/rx.cc
@@ -68,19 +68,20 @@ bool Rx::evaluate(Transaction *transaction, RuleWithActions *rule,
 
     // FIXME: DRY regex error reporting. This logic is currently duplicated in other operators.
     if (regex_result != Utils::RegexResult::Ok) {
-        transaction->m_variableMscPcreError.set("1", transaction->m_variableOffset);
-
-        std::string regex_error_str = "OTHER";
-        if (regex_result == Utils::RegexResult::ErrorMatchLimit) {
-            regex_error_str = "MATCH_LIMIT";
-            transaction->m_variableMscPcreLimitsExceeded.set("1", transaction->m_variableOffset);
-            transaction->m_collections.m_tx_collection->storeOrUpdateFirst("MSC_PCRE_LIMITS_EXCEEDED", "1");
-            ms_dbg_a(transaction, 7, "Set TX.MSC_PCRE_LIMITS_EXCEEDED to 1");
+        if (transaction) {
+            transaction->m_variableMscPcreError.set("1", transaction->m_variableOffset);
+
+            std::string regex_error_str = "OTHER";
+            if (regex_result == Utils::RegexResult::ErrorMatchLimit) {
+                regex_error_str = "MATCH_LIMIT";
+                transaction->m_variableMscPcreLimitsExceeded.set("1", transaction->m_variableOffset);
+                transaction->m_collections.m_tx_collection->storeOrUpdateFirst("MSC_PCRE_LIMITS_EXCEEDED", "1");
+                ms_dbg_a(transaction, 7, "Set TX.MSC_PCRE_LIMITS_EXCEEDED to 1");
+            }
+
+            ms_dbg_a(transaction, 1, "rx: regex error '" + regex_error_str + "' for pattern '" + re->pattern + "'");
         }
 
-        ms_dbg_a(transaction, 1, "rx: regex error '" + regex_error_str + "' for pattern '" + re->pattern + "'");
-
-
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/operators/rx_global.cc b/src/operators/rx_global.cc
index 6aeda7613..a966ed35b 100644
--- a/src/operators/rx_global.cc
+++ b/src/operators/rx_global.cc
@@ -62,18 +62,20 @@ bool RxGlobal::evaluate(Transaction *transaction, RuleWithActions *rule,
 
     // FIXME: DRY regex error reporting. This logic is currently duplicated in other operators.
     if (regex_result != Utils::RegexResult::Ok) {
-        transaction->m_variableMscPcreError.set("1", transaction->m_variableOffset);
-
-        std::string regex_error_str = "OTHER";
-        if (regex_result == Utils::RegexResult::ErrorMatchLimit) {
-            regex_error_str = "MATCH_LIMIT";
-            transaction->m_variableMscPcreLimitsExceeded.set("1", transaction->m_variableOffset);
-            transaction->m_collections.m_tx_collection->storeOrUpdateFirst("MSC_PCRE_LIMITS_EXCEEDED", "1");
-            ms_dbg_a(transaction, 7, "Set TX.MSC_PCRE_LIMITS_EXCEEDED to 1");
+        if (transaction) {
+            transaction->m_variableMscPcreError.set("1", transaction->m_variableOffset);
+
+            std::string regex_error_str = "OTHER";
+            if (regex_result == Utils::RegexResult::ErrorMatchLimit) {
+                regex_error_str = "MATCH_LIMIT";
+                transaction->m_variableMscPcreLimitsExceeded.set("1", transaction->m_variableOffset);
+                transaction->m_collections.m_tx_collection->storeOrUpdateFirst("MSC_PCRE_LIMITS_EXCEEDED", "1");
+                ms_dbg_a(transaction, 7, "Set TX.MSC_PCRE_LIMITS_EXCEEDED to 1");
+            }
+
+            ms_dbg_a(transaction, 1, "rxGlobal: regex error '" + regex_error_str + "' for pattern '" + re->pattern + "'");
         }
 
-        ms_dbg_a(transaction, 1, "rxGlobal: regex error '" + regex_error_str + "' for pattern '" + re->pattern + "'");
-
         return false;
     }