diff --git a/analyzer.go b/analyzer.go
index 77e016c..5828761 100644
--- a/analyzer.go
+++ b/analyzer.go
@@ -334,4 +334,5 @@ func (gosec *Analyzer) Reset() {
 	gosec.context = &Context{}
 	gosec.issues = make([]*Issue, 0, 16)
 	gosec.stats = &Metrics{}
+	gosec.ruleset = NewRuleSet()
 }
diff --git a/rules/rules_test.go b/rules/rules_test.go
index 71ae26f..29ed663 100644
--- a/rules/rules_test.go
+++ b/rules/rules_test.go
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ var _ = Describe("gosec rules", func() {
 		config = gosec.NewConfig()
 		analyzer = gosec.NewAnalyzer(config, tests, logger)
 		runner = func(rule string, samples []testutils.CodeSample) {
-			analyzer.LoadRules(rules.Generate(rules.NewRuleFilter(false, rule)).Builders())
 			for n, sample := range samples {
 				analyzer.Reset()
 				analyzer.SetConfig(sample.Config)
+				analyzer.LoadRules(rules.Generate(rules.NewRuleFilter(false, rule)).Builders())
 				pkg := testutils.NewTestPackage()
 				defer pkg.Close()
 				for i, code := range sample.Code {