diff --git a/sgfw/policy.go b/sgfw/policy.go
index 04de998..7288705 100644
--- a/sgfw/policy.go
+++ b/sgfw/policy.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ if name == "" {
 }
 
 //log.Notice("XXX: Attempting to filter packet on rules -> ", fwo, " / rev lookup = ", name)
-	result := p.rules.filterPacket(pkt, pinfo, srcip, name)
+	result := p.rules.filterPacket(pkt, pinfo, srcip, name, optstr)
 	switch result {
 	case FILTER_DENY:
 		pkt.SetMark(1)
diff --git a/sgfw/rules.go b/sgfw/rules.go
index 2375e69..4ec45c1 100644
--- a/sgfw/rules.go
+++ b/sgfw/rules.go
@@ -88,22 +88,21 @@ log.Notice("comparison: ", hostname, " / ", dst, " : ", dstPort, " -> ", xip, "
 	return r.addr == binary.BigEndian.Uint32(dst.To4())
 }
 
-func (rl *RuleList) filterPacket(p *nfqueue.NFQPacket, pinfo *procsnitch.Info, srcip net.IP, hostname string) FilterResult {
+func (rl *RuleList) filterPacket(p *nfqueue.NFQPacket, pinfo *procsnitch.Info, srcip net.IP, hostname, optstr string) FilterResult {
 	_, dstip := getPacketIP4Addrs(p)
 	_, dstp := getPacketPorts(p)
-	return rl.filter(p, srcip, dstip, dstp, hostname, pinfo)
+	return rl.filter(p, srcip, dstip, dstp, hostname, pinfo, optstr)
 }
 
-func (rl *RuleList) filter(pkt *nfqueue.NFQPacket, src, dst net.IP, dstPort uint16, hostname string, pinfo *procsnitch.Info) FilterResult {
+func (rl *RuleList) filter(pkt *nfqueue.NFQPacket, src, dst net.IP, dstPort uint16, hostname string, pinfo *procsnitch.Info, optstr string) FilterResult {
 	if rl == nil {
 		return FILTER_PROMPT
 	}
 	result := FILTER_PROMPT
-//	saddr_ip := make(net.IP, 4)
-//	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(saddr_ip, r.saddr)
+	sandboxed := strings.HasPrefix(optstr, "Sandbox")
 	for _, r := range *rl {
-log.Notice("------------ trying match of src ", src, " against: ", r, " | ", r.saddr)
-		if r.saddr == nil && src != nil {
+log.Notice("------------ trying match of src ", src, " against: ", r, " | ", r.saddr, " / optstr = ", optstr)
+		if r.saddr == nil && src != nil && sandboxed {
 log.Notice("! Skipping comparison against incompatible rule types: rule src = ", r.saddr, " / packet src = ", src)
 			continue
 		} else if r.saddr != nil && !r.saddr.Equal(src) {
diff --git a/sgfw/socks_server_chain.go b/sgfw/socks_server_chain.go
index 1c97b48..f9e8daf 100644
--- a/sgfw/socks_server_chain.go
+++ b/sgfw/socks_server_chain.go
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func (c *socksChainSession) filterConnect() bool {
 	if ip == nil && hostname == "" {
 		return false
 	}
-	result := policy.rules.filter(nil, nil, ip, port, hostname, pinfo)
+	result := policy.rules.filter(nil, nil, ip, port, hostname, pinfo, "SOCKS")
 	switch result {
 	case FILTER_DENY:
 		return false