diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index ef1259785..3ed1975f8 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ def setPaths():
     paths.SQLMAP_HISTORY         = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_ROOT_PATH, ".sqlmap_history")
     paths.SQLMAP_CONFIG          = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_ROOT_PATH, "sqlmap-%s.conf" % randomStr())
     paths.FUZZ_VECTORS           = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_TXT_PATH, "fuzz_vectors.txt")
+    paths.DETECTION_RULES_XML    = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_XML_PATH, "detection.xml")
     paths.ERRORS_XML             = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_XML_PATH, "errors.xml")
     paths.QUERIES_XML            = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_XML_PATH, "queries.xml")
     paths.GENERIC_XML            = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_XML_BANNER_PATH, "generic.xml")
diff --git a/lib/utils/detection.py b/lib/utils/detection.py
index 50d601c65..fc9ee211e 100644
--- a/lib/utils/detection.py
+++ b/lib/utils/detection.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 import re, sre_constants
 from xml.dom import minidom
 
-from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import paths
 from lib.core.data import logger
 
diff --git a/xml/detection_rules.xml b/xml/detection.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from xml/detection_rules.xml
rename to xml/detection.xml