diff --git a/packages/rules-engine/src/RulesEngine.js b/packages/rules-engine/src/RulesEngine.js
index 9aaccdeaf7..54abc28e16 100644
--- a/packages/rules-engine/src/RulesEngine.js
+++ b/packages/rules-engine/src/RulesEngine.js
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ export class RulesEngine {
         outputConverter: IConvertOutputRulesEffectsValue,
         dateUtils: IDateUtils,
         environment: $Values<environmentTypes>,
-        flags: Flag,
+        flags?: Flag,
     ) {
         this.inputConverter = inputConverter;
         this.outputConverter = outputConverter;
         this.valueProcessor = new ValueProcessor(inputConverter);
         this.variableService = new VariableService(this.valueProcessor.processValue, dateUtils, environment);
         this.dateUtils = dateUtils;
-        this.flags = flags;
+        this.flags = flags ?? {};
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/core_modules/capture-core/rules/rulesEngine.js b/src/core_modules/capture-core/rules/rulesEngine.js
index 2d28d960e1..dc91f9f957 100644
--- a/src/core_modules/capture-core/rules/rulesEngine.js
+++ b/src/core_modules/capture-core/rules/rulesEngine.js
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@ export const rulesEngine = new RulesEngine(
     outputConverter,
     dateUtils,
     environmentTypes.WebClient,
-    { verbose: true },
 );