diff --git a/src/operators/validate_schema.cc b/src/operators/validate_schema.cc
index d45ef5750..112696952 100644
--- a/src/operators/validate_schema.cc
+++ b/src/operators/validate_schema.cc
@@ -54,22 +54,21 @@ bool ValidateSchema::evaluate(Transaction *transaction,
         return true;
     }
 
+    std::string schemaErr;
+
     xmlSchemaParserCtxtPtr parserCtx = xmlSchemaNewParserCtxt(m_resource.c_str());
     if (parserCtx == NULL) {
         std::stringstream err;
         err << "XML: Failed to load Schema from file: ";
         err << m_resource;
         err << ". ";
-        if (m_err.empty() == false) {
-            err << m_err;
-        }
         ms_dbg_a(transaction, 4, err.str());
         return true;
     }
 
     xmlSchemaSetParserErrors(parserCtx,
         (xmlSchemaValidityErrorFunc)error_load,
-        (xmlSchemaValidityWarningFunc)warn_load, &m_err);
+        (xmlSchemaValidityWarningFunc)warn_load, &schemaErr);
 
     xmlSchemaPtr schema = xmlSchemaParse(parserCtx);
     if (schema == NULL) {
@@ -77,8 +76,8 @@ bool ValidateSchema::evaluate(Transaction *transaction,
         err << "XML: Failed to load Schema: ";
         err << m_resource;
         err << ".";
-        if (m_err.empty() == false) {
-            err << " " << m_err;
+        if (schemaErr.empty() == false) {
+            err << " " << schemaErr;
         }
         ms_dbg_a(transaction, 4, err.str());
         xmlSchemaFreeParserCtxt(parserCtx);
@@ -88,8 +87,8 @@ bool ValidateSchema::evaluate(Transaction *transaction,
     xmlSchemaValidCtxtPtr validCtx = xmlSchemaNewValidCtxt(schema);
     if (validCtx == NULL) {
         std::stringstream err("XML: Failed to create validation context.");
-        if (m_err.empty() == false) {
-            err << " " << m_err;
+        if (schemaErr.empty() == false) {
+            err << " " << schemaErr;
         }
         ms_dbg_a(transaction, 4, err.str());
         xmlSchemaFree(schema);
diff --git a/src/operators/validate_schema.h b/src/operators/validate_schema.h
index 96cca8f25..65e450de5 100644
--- a/src/operators/validate_schema.h
+++ b/src/operators/validate_schema.h
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ class ValidateSchema : public Operator {
 
  private:
     std::string m_resource;
-    std::string m_err;
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/test/test-cases/regression/request-body-parser-xml.json b/test/test-cases/regression/request-body-parser-xml.json
index cd4426c7f..45a31ac28 100644
--- a/test/test-cases/regression/request-body-parser-xml.json
+++ b/test/test-cases/regression/request-body-parser-xml.json
@@ -298,5 +298,65 @@
       "SecRule REQUEST_HEADERS:Content-Type \"^text/xml$\" \"id:500008,phase:1,t:none,t:lowercase,nolog,pass,ctl:requestBodyProcessor=XML\"",
       "SecRule XML \"@validateSchema test-cases/data/SoapEnvelope-bad.xsd\" \"id:500007,phase:3,deny\""
     ]
+  },
+  {
+    "enabled": 1,
+    "version_min": 300000,
+    "title": "Testing XML request body parser (bad schema, errors are not accumulated between evaluations)",
+    "resource": "libxml2",
+    "client": {
+      "ip": "200.249.12.31",
+      "port": 123
+    },
+    "server": {
+      "ip": "200.249.12.31",
+      "port": 80
+    },
+    "request": {
+      "headers": {
+        "Host": "localhost",
+        "User-Agent": "curl/7.38.0",
+        "Accept": "*/*",
+        "Cookie": "PHPSESSID=rAAAAAAA2t5uvjq435r4q7ib3vtdjq120",
+        "Content-Type": "text/xml",
+        "Content-Length": "683"
+      },
+      "uri": "/?key=value&key=other_value",
+      "method": "POST",
+      "body": [
+        "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>",
+        "    <soap:Envelope xmlns:soap=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/\"",
+        "        xmlns:soapenc=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/\"",
+        "        xmlns:tns=\"http://www.bluebank.example.com/axis/getBalance.jws\"",
+        "        xmlns:types=\"http://www.bluebank.example.com/axis/getBalance.jws/encodedTypes\"",
+        "        xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\"",
+        "        xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\">",
+        "    <soap:Body soap:encodingStyle=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/\">",
+        "        <q1:getInput xmlns:q1=\"http://DefaultNamespace\">",
+        "            <id xsi:type=\"xsd:string\">12123</id>",
+        "        </q1:getInput>",
+        "    </soap:Body>",
+        "</soap:Envelope>"
+      ]
+    },
+    "response": {
+      "headers": {
+        "Content-Length": "0"
+      },
+      "body": [
+        ""
+      ]
+    },
+    "expected": {
+      "debug_log": "XML: Failed to load Schema: test-cases/data/SoapEnvelope-bad\\.xsd\\. XML Error: Failed to parse(?!.*^XML Error:)",
+      "http_code": 403
+    },
+    "rules": [
+      "SecRuleEngine On",
+      "SecRequestBodyAccess On",
+      "SecXMLExternalEntity On",
+      "SecRule REQUEST_HEADERS:Content-Type \"^text/xml$\" \"id:500008,phase:1,t:none,t:lowercase,nolog,pass,ctl:requestBodyProcessor=XML\"",
+      "SecRule XML \"@validateSchema test-cases/data/SoapEnvelope-bad.xsd\" \"id:500007,phase:3,deny,t:none,t:lowercase,multiMatch\""
+    ]
   }
 ]