diff --git a/rules/provider/parse.go b/rules/provider/parse.go
index 97d513fc1..7b1c94097 100644
--- a/rules/provider/parse.go
+++ b/rules/provider/parse.go
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ func ParseRuleProvider(name string, mapping map[string]any, parse common.ParseRu
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported vehicle type: %s", schema.Type)
 	}
 
-	return NewRuleSetProvider(name, behavior, format, time.Duration(uint(schema.Interval))*time.Second, vehicle, parse), nil
+	return NewRuleSetProvider(name, behavior, format, time.Duration(uint(schema.Interval))*time.Second, vehicle, schema.Payload, parse), nil
 }
diff --git a/rules/provider/provider.go b/rules/provider/provider.go
index 5c456832b..23a5781f0 100644
--- a/rules/provider/provider.go
+++ b/rules/provider/provider.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (rp *RuleSetProvider) Close() error {
 	return rp.ruleSetProvider.Close()
 }
 
-func NewRuleSetProvider(name string, behavior P.RuleBehavior, format P.RuleFormat, interval time.Duration, vehicle P.Vehicle, parse common.ParseRuleFunc) P.RuleProvider {
+func NewRuleSetProvider(name string, behavior P.RuleBehavior, format P.RuleFormat, interval time.Duration, vehicle P.Vehicle, payload []string, parse common.ParseRuleFunc) P.RuleProvider {
 	rp := &ruleSetProvider{
 		baseProvider: baseProvider{
 			behavior: behavior,
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ func NewRuleSetProvider(name string, behavior P.RuleBehavior, format P.RuleForma
 	}
 
 	rp.strategy = newStrategy(behavior, parse)
+	if len(payload) > 0 { // using as fallback rules
+		rp.strategy = rulesParseInline(payload, rp.strategy)
+	}
 	rp.Fetcher = resource.NewFetcher(name, interval, vehicle, func(bytes []byte) (ruleStrategy, error) {
 		return rulesParse(bytes, newStrategy(behavior, parse), format)
 	}, onUpdate)