diff --git a/src/Efficio/Http/Rule.php b/src/Efficio/Http/Rule.php
index f441d4e..0eee13f 100644
--- a/src/Efficio/Http/Rule.php
+++ b/src/Efficio/Http/Rule.php
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ public function matches($req)
     {
         $match = false;
         $matches = [];
-        $uri = $req;
         $runcheck = true;
+        $uri = is_string($req) ? $req : '';
 
         if ($req instanceof Request) {
             $uri = $req->getUri();
diff --git a/src/Efficio/Http/RuleBook.php b/src/Efficio/Http/RuleBook.php
index 2412e40..7be6c2c 100644
--- a/src/Efficio/Http/RuleBook.php
+++ b/src/Efficio/Http/RuleBook.php
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public function all()
     public function matching($req, $merge = false)
     {
         $matching = null;
+        $matches = [];
 
         foreach ($this->rules as & $rule) {
             list($ok, $matches) = $rule->matches($req);