diff --git a/userspace/engine/falco_engine.cpp b/userspace/engine/falco_engine.cpp
index 5581604db36..10e6653b532 100644
--- a/userspace/engine/falco_engine.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/falco_engine.cpp
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 #include "evttype_index_ruleset.h"
 
-const std::string falco_engine::s_default_ruleset = "falco-default-ruleset";
+#include "rule_json_schema.h"
 
-static const std::string rule_schema_string = R"({"$schema":"http://json-schema.org/draft-06/schema#","type":"array","items":{"$ref":"#/definitions/FalcoRule"},"definitions":{"FalcoRule":{"type":"object","additionalProperties":false,"properties":{"required_engine_version":{"type":"string"},"macro":{"type":"string"},"condition":{"type":"string"},"list":{"type":"string"},"items":{"type":"array","items":{"$ref":"#/definitions/Item"}},"rule":{"type":"string"},"desc":{"type":"string"},"enabled":{"type":"boolean"},"output":{"type":"string"},"append":{"type":"boolean"},"priority":{"$ref":"#/definitions/Priority"},"exceptions":{"type":"array","items":{"$ref":"#/definitions/Exception"}},"override":{"$ref":"#/definitions/Override"},"tags":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}}},"required":[],"title":"FalcoRule"},"Item":{"anyOf":[{"type":"integer"},{"type":"string"}],"title":"Item"},"Exception":{"type":"object","additionalProperties":false,"properties":{"name":{"type":"string"},"fields":{},"comps":{},"values":{}},"required":["name","values"],"title":"Exception"},"Priority":{"type":"string","enum":["EMERGENCY","ALERT","CRITICAL","ERROR","WARNING","NOTICE","INFO","INFORMATIONAL","DEBUG"],"title":"Priority"},"OverriddenItem":{"type":"string","enum":["append","replace"],"title":"Priority"},"Override":{"type":"object","additionalProperties":false,"properties":{"items":{"$ref":"#/definitions/OverriddenItem"},"desc":{"$ref":"#/definitions/OverriddenItem"},"condition":{"$ref":"#/definitions/OverriddenItem"},"output":{"$ref":"#/definitions/OverriddenItem"},"priority":{"$ref":"#/definitions/OverriddenItem"},"enabled":{"$ref":"#/definitions/OverriddenItem"},"exceptions":{"$ref":"#/definitions/OverriddenItem"}},"minProperties":1,"title":"Override"}}})";
+const std::string falco_engine::s_default_ruleset = "falco-default-ruleset";
 
 using namespace falco;
 
diff --git a/userspace/engine/rule_json_schema.h b/userspace/engine/rule_json_schema.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ae0541aa431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/engine/rule_json_schema.h
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2024 The Falco Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#define LONG_STRING_CONST(...) #__VA_ARGS__
+
+const char rule_schema_string[] = LONG_STRING_CONST(
+
+{
+    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-06/schema#",
+    "type": "array",
+    "items": {
+        "$ref": "#/definitions/FalcoRule"
+    },
+    "definitions": {
+        "FalcoRule": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+                "required_engine_version": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "macro": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "condition": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "list": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "items": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {
+                        "$ref": "#/definitions/Item"
+                    }
+                },
+                "rule": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "desc": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "enabled": {
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "output": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "append": {
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "priority": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/Priority"
+                },
+                "exceptions": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {
+                        "$ref": "#/definitions/Exception"
+                    }
+                },
+                "override": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/Override"
+                },
+                "tags": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            "required": [],
+            "title": "FalcoRule"
+        },
+        "Item": {
+            "anyOf": [
+                {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            ],
+            "title": "Item"
+        },
+        "Exception": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+                "name": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "fields": {},
+                "comps": {},
+                "values": {}
+            },
+            "required": [
+                "name",
+                "values"
+            ],
+            "title": "Exception"
+        },
+        "Priority": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": [
+                "EMERGENCY",
+                "ALERT",
+                "CRITICAL",
+                "ERROR",
+                "WARNING",
+                "NOTICE",
+                "INFO",
+                "INFORMATIONAL",
+                "DEBUG"
+            ],
+            "title": "Priority"
+        },
+        "OverriddenItem": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": [
+                "append",
+                "replace"
+            ],
+            "title": "Priority"
+        },
+        "Override": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+                "items": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/OverriddenItem"
+                },
+                "desc": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/OverriddenItem"
+                },
+                "condition": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/OverriddenItem"
+                },
+                "output": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/OverriddenItem"
+                },
+                "priority": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/OverriddenItem"
+                },
+                "enabled": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/OverriddenItem"
+                },
+                "exceptions": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/OverriddenItem"
+                }
+            },
+            "minProperties": 1,
+            "title": "Override"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+);  // LONG_STRING_CONST macro
diff --git a/userspace/falco/json_schema.h b/userspace/falco/config_json_schema.h
similarity index 100%
rename from userspace/falco/json_schema.h
rename to userspace/falco/config_json_schema.h
diff --git a/userspace/falco/configuration.cpp b/userspace/falco/configuration.cpp
index 968ca6e3682..457d7a25021 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/configuration.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/configuration.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "logger.h"
 
-#include "json_schema.h"
+#include "config_json_schema.h"
 
 #include <re2/re2.h>