diff --git a/src/sn_utils.c b/src/sn_utils.c
index 01b7fb0..1d7409f 100644
--- a/src/sn_utils.c
+++ b/src/sn_utils.c
@@ -816,13 +816,16 @@ static int process_udp(n2n_sn_t * sss,
       existance (better from the security standpoint)
     */
 
-    HASH_ITER(hh, sss->rules, re, tmp_re) {
-      allowed_match = re_matchp(re->rule, cmn.community, &match_length);
-      if( (allowed_match != -1)
-        && (match_length == strlen(cmn.community)) // --- only full matches allowed (remove, if also partial matches wanted)
-        && (allowed_match == 0)) {                 // --- only full matches allowed (remove, if also partial matches wanted)
-        match = 1;
-        break;
+    if (!comm) {
+      HASH_ITER(hh, sss->rules, re, tmp_re) {
+        allowed_match = re_matchp(re->rule, cmn.community, &match_length);
+
+        if( (allowed_match != -1)
+          && (match_length == strlen(cmn.community)) // --- only full matches allowed (remove, if also partial matches wanted)
+          && (allowed_match == 0)) {                 // --- only full matches allowed (remove, if also partial matches wanted)
+          match = 1;
+          break;
+        }
       }
     }