diff --git a/internals/proxy/middlewares/policy.go b/internals/proxy/middlewares/policy.go
index 2eb54c96..004f8a44 100644
--- a/internals/proxy/middlewares/policy.go
+++ b/internals/proxy/middlewares/policy.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package middlewares
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/codeshelldev/secured-signal-api/internals/config/structure"
 	log "github.com/codeshelldev/secured-signal-api/utils/logger"
@@ -78,10 +79,46 @@ func getField(key string, body map[string]any, headers map[string][]string) (any
 	return value, errors.New("field not found")
 }
 
+func doPoliciesApply(body map[string]any, headers map[string][]string, policies map[string]structure.FieldPolicy) (bool, string) {
+	for key, policy := range policies {
+		value, err := getField(key, body, headers)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		switch asserted := value.(type) {
+		case string:
+			policyValue, ok := policy.Value.(string)
+
+			if ok && asserted == policyValue {
+				return true, key
+			}
+		case int:
+			policyValue, ok := policy.Value.(int);
+
+			if ok && asserted == policyValue {
+				return true, key
+			}
+		case bool:
+			policyValue, ok := policy.Value.(bool)
+
+			if ok && asserted == policyValue {
+				return true, key
+			}
+		default:
+			if reflect.DeepEqual(value, policy.Value) {
+				return true, key
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false, ""
+}
+
 func doBlock(body map[string]any, headers map[string][]string, policies map[string]structure.FieldPolicy) (bool, string) {
-	if policies == nil {
-		return false, ""
-	} else if len(policies) <= 0 {
+	if len(policies) == 0 {
+		// default: allow all
 		return false, ""
 	}
 
@@ -89,43 +126,28 @@ func doBlock(body map[string]any, headers map[string][]string, policies map[stri
 
 	var cause string
 
-	var isExplictlyAllowed, isExplicitlyBlocked bool
-
-	for field, policy := range allowed {
-		value, err := getField(field, body, headers)
-
-		if value == policy.Value && err == nil {
-			isExplictlyAllowed = true
-			cause = field
-			break
-		}
+	isExplicitlyAllowed, cause := doPoliciesApply(body, headers, allowed)
+	isExplicitlyBlocked, cause := doPoliciesApply(body, headers, blocked)
+	
+	// explicit allow > block
+	if isExplicitlyAllowed {
+		return false, cause
 	}
-
-	for field, policy := range blocked {
-		value, err := getField(field, body, headers)
-
-		if value == policy.Value && err == nil {
-			isExplicitlyBlocked = true
-			cause = field
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Block all except explicitly Allowed
-	if len(blocked) == 0 && len(allowed) != 0 {
-		return !isExplictlyAllowed, cause
+	
+	if isExplicitlyBlocked {
+		return true, cause
 	}
 
-	// Allow all except explicitly Blocked
-	if len(allowed) == 0 && len(blocked) != 0 {
-		return isExplicitlyBlocked, cause
+	// only allow policies -> block anything not allowed
+	if len(allowed) > 0 && len(blocked) == 0 {
+		return true, cause
 	}
 
-	// Excplicitly Blocked except excplictly Allowed
-	if len(blocked) != 0 && len(allowed) != 0 {
-		return isExplicitlyBlocked && !isExplictlyAllowed, cause
+	// only block polcicies -> allow anything not blocked
+	if len(blocked) > 0 && len(allowed) == 0 {
+		return false, cause
 	}
 
-	// Block all
-	return true, ""
+	// no match -> default: block all
+	return true, cause
 }
diff --git a/utils/logger/logger.go b/utils/logger/logger.go
index fe265a72..3d173f16 100644
--- a/utils/logger/logger.go
+++ b/utils/logger/logger.go
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ func Format(data ...any) string {
 			res += value
 		case int:
 			res += strconv.Itoa(value)
+		case bool:
+			if value {
+				res += "true"
+			} else {
+				res += "false"
+			}
 		default:
 			lines := strings.Split(jsonutils.Pretty(value), "\n")
 
diff --git a/utils/request/requestkeys/requestkeys.go b/utils/request/requestkeys/requestkeys.go
index 7bb7e81b..33b7f64b 100644
--- a/utils/request/requestkeys/requestkeys.go
+++ b/utils/request/requestkeys/requestkeys.go
@@ -46,10 +46,16 @@ func PrefixHeaders(headers map[string][]string) map[string][]string {
 	return res
 }
 
-func GetFromBodyAndHeaders(field Field, body map[string]any, headers map[string][]string) any {
+func PrefixBodyAndHeaders(body map[string]any, headers map[string][]string) (map[string]any, map[string][]string) {
 	body = PrefixBody(body)
 	headers = PrefixHeaders(headers)
 
+	return body, headers
+}
+
+func GetFromBodyAndHeaders(field Field, body map[string]any, headers map[string][]string) any {
+	body, headers = PrefixBodyAndHeaders(body, headers)
+
 	switch(field.Prefix) {
 	case BodyPrefix:
 		return GetByField(field, body)