diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/Api/SettingsController.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/Api/SettingsController.php
index 12a0bbbda..4fef131d6 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/Api/SettingsController.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/Api/SettingsController.php
@@ -548,72 +548,34 @@ class SettingsController extends ApiMutableModelControllerBase
     /**
      * search user defined rules
      * @return array list of found user rules
+     * @throws \ReflectionException when not bound to model
      */
     public function searchUserRuleAction()
     {
-        $this->sessionClose();
-        $mdlIDS = $this->getModel();
-        $grid = new UIModelGrid($mdlIDS->userDefinedRules->rule);
-        return $grid->fetchBindRequest(
-            $this->request,
-            array("enabled", "action", "description"),
-            "description"
-        );
+        return $this->searchBase("userDefinedRules.rule", array("enabled", "action", "description"), "description");
     }
 
     /**
      * update user defined rules
      * @param string $uuid internal id
      * @return array save result + validation output
-     * @throws \Phalcon\Validation\Exception
+     * @throws \Phalcon\Validation\Exception when field validations fail
+     * @throws \ReflectionException when not bound to model
      */
     public function setUserRuleAction($uuid)
     {
-        $result = array("result"=>"failed");
-        if ($this->request->isPost() && $this->request->hasPost("rule")) {
-            $mdlIDS = $this->getModel();
-            if ($uuid != null) {
-                $node = $mdlIDS->getNodeByReference('userDefinedRules.rule.'.$uuid);
-                if ($node != null) {
-                    $node->setNodes($this->request->getPost("rule"));
-                    $validations = $mdlIDS->validate($node->__reference, "rule");
-                    if (count($validations)) {
-                        $result['validations'] = $validations;
-                    } else {
-                        // serialize model to config and save
-                        $mdlIDS->serializeToConfig();
-                        Config::getInstance()->save();
-                        $result["result"] = "saved";
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return $result;
+        return $this->setBase("rule", "userDefinedRules.rule", $uuid);
     }
 
     /**
      * add new user defined rule
      * @return array save result + validation output
-     * @throws \Phalcon\Validation\Exception
+     * @throws \Phalcon\Validation\Exception when field validations fail
+     * @throws \ReflectionException when not bound to model
      */
     public function addUserRuleAction()
     {
-        $result = array("result"=>"failed");
-        if ($this->request->isPost() && $this->request->hasPost("rule")) {
-            $mdlIDS = $this->getModel();
-            $node = $mdlIDS->userDefinedRules->rule->Add();
-            $node->setNodes($this->request->getPost("rule"));
-            $validations = $mdlIDS->validate($node->__reference, "rule");
-            if (count($validations)) {
-                $result['validations'] = $validations;
-            } else {
-                // serialize model to config and save
-                $mdlIDS->serializeToConfig();
-                Config::getInstance()->save();
-                $result["result"] = "saved";
-            }
-        }
-        return $result;
+        return $this->addBase("rule", "userDefinedRules.rule");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -623,70 +585,31 @@ class SettingsController extends ApiMutableModelControllerBase
      */
     public function getUserRuleAction($uuid = null)
     {
-        $mdlIDS = $this->getModel();
-        if ($uuid != null) {
-            $node = $mdlIDS->getNodeByReference('userDefinedRules.rule.'.$uuid);
-            if ($node != null) {
-                // return node
-                return array("rule" => $node->getNodes());
-            }
-        } else {
-            // generate new node, but don't save to disc
-            $node = $mdlIDS->userDefinedRules->rule->add();
-            return array("rule" => $node->getNodes());
-        }
-        return array();
+        return $this->getBase("rule", "userDefinedRules.rule", $uuid);
     }
 
     /**
      * delete user rule item
      * @param string $uuid user rule internal id
-     * @return array
-     * @throws \Phalcon\Validation\Exception
+     * @return array save status
+     * @throws \Phalcon\Validation\Exception when field validations fail
+     * @throws \ReflectionException when not bound to model
      */
     public function delUserRuleAction($uuid)
     {
-        $result = array("result"=>"failed");
-        if ($this->request->isPost() && $uuid != null) {
-            $mdlIDS = $this->getModel();
-            if ($mdlIDS->userDefinedRules->rule->del($uuid)) {
-                // if item is removed, serialize to config and save
-                $mdlIDS->serializeToConfig();
-                Config::getInstance()->save();
-                $result['result'] = 'deleted';
-            } else {
-                $result['result'] = 'not found';
-            }
-        }
-        return $result;
+        return  $this->delBase("userDefinedRules.rule", $uuid);
     }
 
     /**
      * toggle user defined rule by uuid (enable/disable)
      * @param $uuid user defined rule internal id
      * @param $enabled desired state enabled(1)/disabled(1), leave empty for toggle
-     * @return array status
+     * @return array save result
+     * @throws \Phalcon\Validation\Exception when field validations fail
+     * @throws \ReflectionException when not bound to model
      */
     public function toggleUserRuleAction($uuid, $enabled = null)
     {
-        $result = array("result" => "failed");
-        if ($this->request->isPost() && $uuid != null) {
-            $mdlIDS = $this->getModel();
-            $node = $mdlIDS->getNodeByReference('userDefinedRules.rule.' . $uuid);
-            if ($node != null) {
-                if ($enabled == "0" || $enabled == "1") {
-                    $node->enabled = (string)$enabled;
-                } elseif ($node->enabled->__toString() == "1") {
-                    $node->enabled = "0";
-                } else {
-                    $node->enabled = "1";
-                }
-                $result['result'] = $node->enabled;
-                // if item has toggled, serialize to config and save
-                $mdlIDS->serializeToConfig();
-                Config::getInstance()->save();
-            }
-        }
-        return $result;
+        return $this->toggleBase("userDefinedRules.rule", $uuid);
     }
 }