diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/pacf/main.bro b/scripts/base/frameworks/pacf/main.bro
index 2fa04c6b24..f1f234f9d9 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/pacf/main.bro
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/pacf/main.bro
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ function add_rule_impl(r: Rule) : string
 	{
 	r$cid = ++rule_counter; # numeric id that can be used by plugins for their rules.
 
-	if ( ! r?$id )
+	if ( ! r?$id || r$id == "" )
 		r$id = cat(r$cid);
 
 	for ( i in plugins )
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.pacf.basic/.stdout b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.pacf.basic/.stdout
index d107b8c09c..987f5e4cd1 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.pacf.basic/.stdout
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.pacf.basic/.stdout
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pacf debug (Debug-All): init
-pacf debug (Debug-All): add_rule: [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::MONITOR, entity=[ty=Pacf::FLOW, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=[src_h=10.10.1.4/32, src_p=1470/tcp, dst_h=74.53.140.153/32, dst_p=25/tcp, src_m=<uninitialized>, dst_m=<uninitialized>], ip=<uninitialized>, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=30.0 secs, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=, cid=2, _plugin_id=1]
-pacf debug (Debug-All): add_rule: [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::FORWARD, entity=[ty=Pacf::ADDRESS, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=<uninitialized>, ip=10.10.1.4/32, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=15.0 secs, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=, cid=3, _plugin_id=1]
-pacf debug (Debug-All): remove_rule: [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::FORWARD, entity=[ty=Pacf::ADDRESS, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=<uninitialized>, ip=10.10.1.4/32, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=15.0 secs, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=, cid=3, _plugin_id=1]
-pacf debug (Debug-All): remove_rule: [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::FORWARD, entity=[ty=Pacf::ADDRESS, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=<uninitialized>, ip=10.10.1.4/32, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=15.0 secs, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=, cid=3, _plugin_id=1]
+pacf debug (Debug-All): add_rule: [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::MONITOR, entity=[ty=Pacf::FLOW, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=[src_h=10.10.1.4/32, src_p=1470/tcp, dst_h=74.53.140.153/32, dst_p=25/tcp, src_m=<uninitialized>, dst_m=<uninitialized>], ip=<uninitialized>, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=30.0 secs, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=2, cid=2, _plugin_id=1]
+pacf debug (Debug-All): add_rule: [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::FORWARD, entity=[ty=Pacf::ADDRESS, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=<uninitialized>, ip=10.10.1.4/32, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=15.0 secs, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=3, cid=3, _plugin_id=1]
+pacf debug (Debug-All): remove_rule: [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::FORWARD, entity=[ty=Pacf::ADDRESS, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=<uninitialized>, ip=10.10.1.4/32, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=15.0 secs, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=3, cid=3, _plugin_id=1]
+pacf debug (Debug-All): remove_rule: [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::MONITOR, entity=[ty=Pacf::FLOW, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=[src_h=10.10.1.4/32, src_p=1470/tcp, dst_h=74.53.140.153/32, dst_p=25/tcp, src_m=<uninitialized>, dst_m=<uninitialized>], ip=<uninitialized>, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=30.0 secs, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=2, cid=2, _plugin_id=1]
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.pacf.basic/pacf.log b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.pacf.basic/pacf.log
index 7544264219..46bc612b3b 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.pacf.basic/pacf.log
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.pacf.basic/pacf.log
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #empty_field	(empty)
 #unset_field	-
 #path	pacf
-#open	2015-05-28-00-27-54
+#open	2015-05-28-23-57-41
 #fields	ts	category	cmd	state	action	target	entity_type	entity	msg	location	plugin
 #types	time	enum	string	enum	string	enum	string	string	string	string	string
 0.000000	Pacf::MESSAGE	-	-	-	-	-	-	activated plugin with priority 0	-	Debug-All
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 1254722767.875996	Pacf::RULE	ADD	Pacf::SUCCEEDED	Pacf::DROP	Pacf::MONITOR	Pacf::FLOW	10.10.1.4/32/1470->74.53.140.153/32/25	-	(empty)	Debug-All
 1254722767.875996	Pacf::RULE	ADD	Pacf::SUCCEEDED	Pacf::DROP	Pacf::FORWARD	Pacf::ADDRESS	10.10.1.4/32	-	(empty)	Debug-All
 1254722776.690444	Pacf::RULE	REMOVE	Pacf::REQUESTED	Pacf::DROP	Pacf::FORWARD	Pacf::ADDRESS	10.10.1.4/32	-	(empty)	Debug-All
-1254722776.690444	Pacf::RULE	REMOVE	Pacf::REQUESTED	Pacf::DROP	Pacf::FORWARD	Pacf::ADDRESS	10.10.1.4/32	-	(empty)	Debug-All
+1254722776.690444	Pacf::RULE	REMOVE	Pacf::REQUESTED	Pacf::DROP	Pacf::MONITOR	Pacf::FLOW	10.10.1.4/32/1470->74.53.140.153/32/25	-	(empty)	Debug-All
 1254722776.690444	Pacf::RULE	REMOVE	Pacf::SUCCEEDED	Pacf::DROP	Pacf::FORWARD	Pacf::ADDRESS	10.10.1.4/32	-	(empty)	Debug-All
-1254722776.690444	Pacf::RULE	REMOVE	Pacf::SUCCEEDED	Pacf::DROP	Pacf::FORWARD	Pacf::ADDRESS	10.10.1.4/32	-	(empty)	Debug-All
-#close	2015-05-28-00-27-54
+1254722776.690444	Pacf::RULE	REMOVE	Pacf::SUCCEEDED	Pacf::DROP	Pacf::MONITOR	Pacf::FLOW	10.10.1.4/32/1470->74.53.140.153/32/25	-	(empty)	Debug-All
+#close	2015-05-28-23-57-41
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.pacf.broker/recv.recv.out b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.pacf.broker/recv.recv.out
index 927e9e101a..2d4118e6f2 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.pacf.broker/recv.recv.out
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.pacf.broker/recv.recv.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 BrokerComm::incoming_connection_established
-add_rule, 0, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::MONITOR, entity=[ty=Pacf::FLOW, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=[src_h=10.10.1.4/32, src_p=1470/tcp, dst_h=74.53.140.153/32, dst_p=25/tcp, src_m=<uninitialized>, dst_m=<uninitialized>], ip=<uninitialized>, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=, cid=2, _plugin_id=1]
-add_rule, 0, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::FORWARD, entity=[ty=Pacf::ADDRESS, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=<uninitialized>, ip=10.10.1.4/32, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=, cid=3, _plugin_id=1]
-remove_rule, 0, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::MONITOR, entity=[ty=Pacf::FLOW, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=[src_h=10.10.1.4/32, src_p=1470/tcp, dst_h=74.53.140.153/32, dst_p=25/tcp, src_m=<uninitialized>, dst_m=<uninitialized>], ip=<uninitialized>, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=, cid=2, _plugin_id=1]
-remove_rule, 0, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::FORWARD, entity=[ty=Pacf::ADDRESS, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=<uninitialized>, ip=10.10.1.4/32, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=, cid=3, _plugin_id=1]
+add_rule, 0, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::MONITOR, entity=[ty=Pacf::FLOW, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=[src_h=10.10.1.4/32, src_p=1470/tcp, dst_h=74.53.140.153/32, dst_p=25/tcp, src_m=<uninitialized>, dst_m=<uninitialized>], ip=<uninitialized>, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=2, cid=2, _plugin_id=1]
+add_rule, 0, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::FORWARD, entity=[ty=Pacf::ADDRESS, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=<uninitialized>, ip=10.10.1.4/32, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=3, cid=3, _plugin_id=1]
+remove_rule, 0, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::MONITOR, entity=[ty=Pacf::FLOW, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=[src_h=10.10.1.4/32, src_p=1470/tcp, dst_h=74.53.140.153/32, dst_p=25/tcp, src_m=<uninitialized>, dst_m=<uninitialized>], ip=<uninitialized>, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=2, cid=2, _plugin_id=1]
+remove_rule, 0, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::FORWARD, entity=[ty=Pacf::ADDRESS, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=<uninitialized>, ip=10.10.1.4/32, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=3, cid=3, _plugin_id=1]
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.pacf.broker/send.send.out b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.pacf.broker/send.send.out
index 9b4e35e2be..c1da86ad6e 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.pacf.broker/send.send.out
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.pacf.broker/send.send.out
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 BrokerComm::outgoing_connection_established, 127.0.0.1, 9999/tcp
-rule added, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::MONITOR, entity=[ty=Pacf::FLOW, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=[src_h=10.10.1.4/32, src_p=1470/tcp, dst_h=74.53.140.153/32, dst_p=25/tcp, src_m=<uninitialized>, dst_m=<uninitialized>], ip=<uninitialized>, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=, cid=2, _plugin_id=1]
-rule added, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::FORWARD, entity=[ty=Pacf::ADDRESS, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=<uninitialized>, ip=10.10.1.4/32, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=, cid=3, _plugin_id=1]
-rule timeout, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::MONITOR, entity=[ty=Pacf::FLOW, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=[src_h=10.10.1.4/32, src_p=1470/tcp, dst_h=74.53.140.153/32, dst_p=25/tcp, src_m=<uninitialized>, dst_m=<uninitialized>], ip=<uninitialized>, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=, cid=2, _plugin_id=1], [duration=<uninitialized>, packet_count=<uninitialized>, byte_count=<uninitialized>]
-rule removed, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::MONITOR, entity=[ty=Pacf::FLOW, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=[src_h=10.10.1.4/32, src_p=1470/tcp, dst_h=74.53.140.153/32, dst_p=25/tcp, src_m=<uninitialized>, dst_m=<uninitialized>], ip=<uninitialized>, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=, cid=2, _plugin_id=1]
-rule timeout, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::FORWARD, entity=[ty=Pacf::ADDRESS, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=<uninitialized>, ip=10.10.1.4/32, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=, cid=3, _plugin_id=1], [duration=<uninitialized>, packet_count=<uninitialized>, byte_count=<uninitialized>]
-rule removed, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::FORWARD, entity=[ty=Pacf::ADDRESS, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=<uninitialized>, ip=10.10.1.4/32, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=, cid=3, _plugin_id=1]
+rule added, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::MONITOR, entity=[ty=Pacf::FLOW, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=[src_h=10.10.1.4/32, src_p=1470/tcp, dst_h=74.53.140.153/32, dst_p=25/tcp, src_m=<uninitialized>, dst_m=<uninitialized>], ip=<uninitialized>, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=2, cid=2, _plugin_id=1]
+rule added, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::FORWARD, entity=[ty=Pacf::ADDRESS, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=<uninitialized>, ip=10.10.1.4/32, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=3, cid=3, _plugin_id=1]
+rule timeout, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::MONITOR, entity=[ty=Pacf::FLOW, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=[src_h=10.10.1.4/32, src_p=1470/tcp, dst_h=74.53.140.153/32, dst_p=25/tcp, src_m=<uninitialized>, dst_m=<uninitialized>], ip=<uninitialized>, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=2, cid=2, _plugin_id=1], [duration=<uninitialized>, packet_count=<uninitialized>, byte_count=<uninitialized>]
+rule removed, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::MONITOR, entity=[ty=Pacf::FLOW, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=[src_h=10.10.1.4/32, src_p=1470/tcp, dst_h=74.53.140.153/32, dst_p=25/tcp, src_m=<uninitialized>, dst_m=<uninitialized>], ip=<uninitialized>, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=2, cid=2, _plugin_id=1]
+rule timeout, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::FORWARD, entity=[ty=Pacf::ADDRESS, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=<uninitialized>, ip=10.10.1.4/32, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=3, cid=3, _plugin_id=1], [duration=<uninitialized>, packet_count=<uninitialized>, byte_count=<uninitialized>]
+rule removed, [ty=Pacf::DROP, target=Pacf::FORWARD, entity=[ty=Pacf::ADDRESS, conn=<uninitialized>, flow=<uninitialized>, ip=10.10.1.4/32, mac=<uninitialized>], expire=36000.0, priority=0, location=, c=<uninitialized>, i=<uninitialized>, d=<uninitialized>, s=<uninitialized>, mod=<uninitialized>, id=3, cid=3, _plugin_id=1]