diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/modules/waap/waap.go b/pkg/acquisition/modules/waap/waap.go
index 44573677f..0086c96ea 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/modules/waap/waap.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/modules/waap/waap.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (w *WaapSource) Configure(yamlConfig []byte, logger *log.Entry) error {
 
 	//let's load the associated waap_config:
 	if w.config.WaapConfigPath != "" {
-		waapCfg := waf.WaapConfig{}
+		waapCfg := waf.WaapConfig{Logger: w.logger.WithField("component", "waap_config")}
 		err := waapCfg.Load(w.config.WaapConfigPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to load waap_config : %s", err)
diff --git a/pkg/waf/waap.go b/pkg/waf/waap.go
index f7128e991..bd6f4b6de 100644
--- a/pkg/waf/waap.go
+++ b/pkg/waf/waap.go
@@ -70,17 +70,18 @@ type WaapRuntimeConfig struct {
 }
 
 type WaapConfig struct {
-	Name               string   `yaml:"name"`
-	OutOfBandRules     []string `yaml:"outofband_rules"`
-	InBandRules        []string `yaml:"inband_rules"`
-	DefaultRemediation string   `yaml:"default_remediation"`
-	DefaultPassAction  string   `yaml:"default_pass_action"`
-	BlockedHTTPCode    int      `yaml:"blocked_http_code"`
-	PassedHTTPCode     int      `yaml:"passed_http_code"`
-	OnLoad             []Hook   `yaml:"on_load"`
-	PreEval            []Hook   `yaml:"pre_eval"`
-	OnMatch            []Hook   `yaml:"on_match"`
-	VariablesTracking  []string `yaml:"variables_tracking"`
+	Name               string     `yaml:"name"`
+	OutOfBandRules     []string   `yaml:"outofband_rules"`
+	InBandRules        []string   `yaml:"inband_rules"`
+	DefaultRemediation string     `yaml:"default_remediation"`
+	DefaultPassAction  string     `yaml:"default_pass_action"`
+	BlockedHTTPCode    int        `yaml:"blocked_http_code"`
+	PassedHTTPCode     int        `yaml:"passed_http_code"`
+	OnLoad             []Hook     `yaml:"on_load"`
+	PreEval            []Hook     `yaml:"pre_eval"`
+	OnMatch            []Hook     `yaml:"on_match"`
+	VariablesTracking  []string   `yaml:"variables_tracking"`
+	Logger             *log.Entry `yaml:"-"`
 }
 
 func (w *WaapRuntimeConfig) ClearResponse() {
@@ -93,6 +94,9 @@ func (w *WaapRuntimeConfig) ClearResponse() {
 }
 
 func (wc *WaapConfig) Load(file string) error {
+
+	wc.Logger.Debugf("loading config %s", file)
+
 	yamlFile, err := os.ReadFile(file)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to read file %s : %s", file, err)
@@ -127,6 +131,7 @@ func (wc *WaapConfig) Build() (*WaapRuntimeConfig, error) {
 
 	//load rules
 	for _, rule := range wc.OutOfBandRules {
+		wc.Logger.Debugf("loading outofband rule %s", rule)
 		collection, err := LoadCollection(rule)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to load outofband rule %s : %s", rule, err)
@@ -135,6 +140,7 @@ func (wc *WaapConfig) Build() (*WaapRuntimeConfig, error) {
 	}
 
 	for _, rule := range wc.InBandRules {
+		wc.Logger.Debugf("loading inband rule %s", rule)
 		collection, err := LoadCollection(rule)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to load inband rule %s : %s", rule, err)
diff --git a/pkg/waf/waap_rules_collection.go b/pkg/waf/waap_rules_collection.go
index c641a2397..fd291e29b 100644
--- a/pkg/waf/waap_rules_collection.go
+++ b/pkg/waf/waap_rules_collection.go
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ package waf
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 
 	corazatypes "github.com/crowdsecurity/coraza/v3/types"
+	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/csconfig"
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/cwhub"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 
@@ -14,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 // to be filled w/ seb update
 type WaapCollection struct {
 	collectionName string
+	Rules          []string
 }
 
 // to be filled w/ seb update
@@ -22,14 +26,15 @@ type WaapCollectionConfig struct {
 	Name              string   `yaml:"name"`
 	SecLangFilesRules []string `yaml:"seclang_files_rules"`
 	SecLangRules      []string `yaml:"seclang_rules"`
-	MergedRules       []string `yaml:"-"`
 }
 
 func LoadCollection(collection string) (WaapCollection, error) {
 
 	//FIXME: do it once globally
-	var waapRules map[string]WaapCollectionConfig
+	waapRules := make(map[string]WaapCollectionConfig)
+
 	for _, hubWafRuleItem := range cwhub.GetItemMap(cwhub.WAF_RULES) {
+		log.Infof("loading %s", hubWafRuleItem.LocalPath)
 		if !hubWafRuleItem.Installed {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -50,10 +55,11 @@ func LoadCollection(collection string) (WaapCollection, error) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if rule.Type != "waap-rule" {
+		if rule.Type != "waf-rule" { //FIXME: rename to waap-rule when hub is properly updated
 			log.Warnf("unexpected type %s instead of waap-rule for file %s", rule.Type, hubWafRuleItem.LocalPath)
 			continue
 		}
+		log.Infof("Adding %s to waap rules", rule.Name)
 		waapRules[rule.Name] = rule
 	}
 
@@ -62,14 +68,41 @@ func LoadCollection(collection string) (WaapCollection, error) {
 	}
 
 	var loadedRule WaapCollectionConfig
+	var ok bool
 
-	if loadedRule, ok := waapRules[collection]; !ok {
+	if loadedRule, ok = waapRules[collection]; !ok {
 		return WaapCollection{}, fmt.Errorf("no waap rules found for collection %s", collection)
 	}
 
-	return WaapCollection{
+	waapCol := WaapCollection{
 		collectionName: loadedRule.Name,
-	}, nil
+	}
+
+	if loadedRule.SecLangFilesRules != nil {
+		for _, rulesFile := range loadedRule.SecLangFilesRules {
+			fullPath := filepath.Join(csconfig.DataDir, rulesFile)
+			c, err := os.ReadFile(fullPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("unable to read file %s : %s", rulesFile, err)
+				continue
+			}
+			for _, line := range strings.Split(string(c), "\n") {
+				if strings.HasPrefix(line, "#") {
+					continue
+				}
+				if strings.TrimSpace(line) == "" {
+					continue
+				}
+				waapCol.Rules = append(waapCol.Rules, line)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if loadedRule.SecLangRules != nil {
+		waapCol.Rules = append(waapCol.Rules, loadedRule.SecLangRules...)
+	}
+
+	return waapCol, nil
 }
 
 func (wcc WaapCollectionConfig) LoadCollection(collection string) (WaapCollection, error) {