diff --git a/__tests__/sampling.unit.js b/__tests__/sampling.unit.js
index 933975f..806b3d7 100644
--- a/__tests__/sampling.unit.js
+++ b/__tests__/sampling.unit.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ api_rules.get('/', (req,res) => {
 
 api_rules.get('/testNone', (req,res) => {
   req.log.trace('request #'+request++)
-  res.send('done')
+  res.send({ method: req.method, rule: req._sampleRule })
 })
 
 api_rules.get('/testTarget', (req,res) => {
@@ -278,6 +278,18 @@ describe('Sampling Tests:', function() {
       expect(data.rule.period).toBe(60)
       expect(data.rule.level).toBe('debug')
     })
+
+    it('Matches first rule in rules array', async () => {
+      let _event = Object.assign({},event,{ path: '/testNone', queryStringParameters: { test: true } })
+      let result = await new Promise(r => api_rules.run(_event,context,(e,res) => { r(res) }))
+      let data = JSON.parse(result.body)
+
+      expect(data.method).toBe('GET')
+      expect(data.rule.target).toBe(0)
+      expect(data.rule.rate).toBe(0)
+      expect(data.rule.period).toBe(1)
+      expect(data.rule.level).toBe('trace')
+    })
   })
 
 
diff --git a/lib/logger.js b/lib/logger.js
index ea1bf05..fb0a2ee 100644
--- a/lib/logger.js
+++ b/lib/logger.js
@@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ exports.sampler = (app, req) => {
     }); // end for loop
 
     // Set rule reference based on route
-    let ref = map['__' + req.method]
+    let ref = typeof map['__' + req.method] === 'number'
       ? map['__' + req.method]
-      : map['__ANY']
+      : typeof map['__ANY'] === 'number'
       ? map['__ANY']
-      : wildcard['__' + req.method]
+      : typeof wildcard['__' + req.method] === 'number'
       ? wildcard['__' + req.method]
-      : wildcard['__ANY']
+      : typeof wildcard['__ANY'] === 'number'
       ? wildcard['__ANY']
       : -1;