diff --git a/daemon/firewall/common/common.go b/daemon/firewall/common/common.go
index cdd284f5f9..86156d669f 100644
--- a/daemon/firewall/common/common.go
+++ b/daemon/firewall/common/common.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ type (
 	callbackBool func() bool
 
 	stopChecker struct {
-		ch chan bool
-		sync.RWMutex
+		ch  chan bool
+		rwm sync.RWMutex
 	}
 
 	// Common holds common fields and functionality of both firewalls,
@@ -36,19 +36,19 @@ type (
 		Running         bool
 		Intercepting    bool
 		FwEnabled       bool
-		sync.RWMutex
+		rwm             sync.RWMutex
 	}
 )
 
 func (s *stopChecker) exit() <-chan bool {
-	s.RLock()
-	defer s.RUnlock()
+	s.rwm.RLock()
+	defer s.rwm.RUnlock()
 	return s.ch
 }
 
 func (s *stopChecker) stop() {
-	s.Lock()
-	defer s.Unlock()
+	s.rwm.Lock()
+	defer s.rwm.Unlock()
 
 	if s.ch != nil {
 		s.ch <- true
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ func (s *stopChecker) stop() {
 // SetQueueNum sets the queue number used by the firewall.
 // It's the queue where all intercepted connections will be sent.
 func (c *Common) SetQueueNum(qNum *int) {
-	c.Lock()
-	defer c.Unlock()
+	c.rwm.Lock()
+	defer c.rwm.Unlock()
 
 	if qNum != nil {
 		c.QueueNum = uint16(*qNum)
@@ -71,24 +71,24 @@ func (c *Common) SetQueueNum(qNum *int) {
 
 // IsRunning returns if the firewall is running or not.
 func (c *Common) IsRunning() bool {
-	c.RLock()
-	defer c.RUnlock()
+	c.rwm.RLock()
+	defer c.rwm.RUnlock()
 
 	return c != nil && c.Running
 }
 
 // IsFirewallEnabled returns if the firewall is running or not.
 func (c *Common) IsFirewallEnabled() bool {
-	c.RLock()
-	defer c.RUnlock()
+	c.rwm.RLock()
+	defer c.rwm.RUnlock()
 
 	return c != nil && c.FwEnabled
 }
 
 // IsIntercepting returns if the firewall is running or not.
 func (c *Common) IsIntercepting() bool {
-	c.RLock()
-	defer c.RUnlock()
+	c.rwm.RLock()
+	defer c.rwm.RUnlock()
 
 	return c != nil && c.Intercepting
 }
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ func (c *Common) IsIntercepting() bool {
 // We expect to have 2 rules loaded: one to intercept DNS responses and another one
 // to intercept network traffic.
 func (c *Common) NewRulesChecker(areRulesLoaded callbackBool, reloadRules callback) {
-	c.Lock()
-	defer c.Unlock()
+	c.rwm.Lock()
+	defer c.rwm.Unlock()
 	if c.stopCheckerChan != nil {
 		c.stopCheckerChan.stop()
 		c.stopCheckerChan = nil
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ Exit:
 
 // StopCheckingRules stops checking if firewall rules are loaded.
 func (c *Common) StopCheckingRules() {
-	c.RLock()
-	defer c.RUnlock()
+	c.rwm.RLock()
+	defer c.rwm.RUnlock()
 
 	if c.RulesChecker != nil {
 		c.RulesChecker.Stop()
diff --git a/daemon/firewall/config/config.go b/daemon/firewall/config/config.go
index 92dfe283f3..088f0cc348 100644
--- a/daemon/firewall/config/config.go
+++ b/daemon/firewall/config/config.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 // The firewall rules defined by the user are reloaded in these cases:
 // - When the file system-fw.json changes.
 // - When the firewall rules are not present when listing them.
-//
 package config
 
 import (
@@ -20,30 +19,33 @@ import (
 // ExprValues holds the statements' options:
 // "Name": "ct",
 // "Values": [
-// {
-//   "Key":   "state",
-//   "Value": "established"
-// },
-// {
-//   "Key":   "state",
-//   "Value": "related"
-// }]
+//
+//	{
+//	  "Key":   "state",
+//	  "Value": "established"
+//	},
+//
+//	{
+//	  "Key":   "state",
+//	  "Value": "related"
+//	}]
 type ExprValues struct {
 	Key   string
 	Value string
 }
 
 // ExprStatement holds the definition of matches to use against connections.
-//{
-//	"Op": "!=",
-//	"Name": "tcp",
-//	"Values": [
-//		{
-//			"Key": "dport",
-// 			"Value": "443"
-//		}
-//	]
-//}
+//
+//	{
+//		"Op": "!=",
+//		"Name": "tcp",
+//		"Values": [
+//			{
+//				"Key": "dport",
+//				"Value": "443"
+//			}
+//		]
+//	}
 type ExprStatement struct {
 	Op     string        // ==, !=, ... Only one per expression set.
 	Name   string        // tcp, udp, ct, daddr, log, ...
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ type FwRule struct {
 	// we need to keep old fields in the struct. Otherwise when receiving a conf from the GUI, the legacy rules would be deleted.
 	Chain      string // TODO: deprecated, remove
 	Table      string // TODO: deprecated, remove
-	Parameters string // TODO: deprecated: remove
+	Parameters string // TODO: deprecated, remove
 
 	UUID             string
 	Description      string
@@ -70,8 +72,6 @@ type FwRule struct {
 
 	Position uint64 `json:",string"`
 	Enabled  bool
-
-	*sync.RWMutex
 }
 
 // FwChain holds the information that defines a firewall chain.
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ func (fc *FwChain) IsInvalid() bool {
 	return fc.Name == "" || fc.Family == "" || fc.Table == ""
 }
 
-type rulesList struct {
-	Rule *FwRule
-}
-
 type chainsList struct {
 	Chains []*FwChain
 	Rule   *FwRule // TODO: deprecated, remove
@@ -106,7 +102,7 @@ type chainsList struct {
 
 // SystemConfig holds the list of rules to be added to the system
 type SystemConfig struct {
-	sync.RWMutex
+	rwm         sync.RWMutex
 	SystemRules []*chainsList
 	Version     uint32
 	Enabled     bool
@@ -115,7 +111,7 @@ type SystemConfig struct {
 // Config holds the functionality to re/load the firewall configuration from disk.
 // This is the configuration to manage the system firewall (iptables, nftables).
 type Config struct {
-	sync.Mutex
+	mu              sync.Mutex
 	file            string
 	watcher         *fsnotify.Watcher
 	monitorExitChan chan bool
@@ -129,6 +125,20 @@ type Config struct {
 	// preload will be called after daemon startup, whilst reload when a modification is performed.
 }
 
+// GetSystemRules and SetSystemRules are used to internally lock/unlock the SystemConfig's mutex
+func (sc *SystemConfig) GetSystemRules() []*chainsList {
+	sc.rwm.RLock()
+	defer sc.rwm.RUnlock()
+	return sc.SystemRules
+}
+
+// GetSystemRules and SetSystemRules are used to internally lock/unlock the SystemConfig's mutex
+func (sc *SystemConfig) SetSystemRules(rules []*chainsList) {
+	sc.rwm.Lock()
+	defer sc.rwm.Unlock()
+	sc.SystemRules = rules
+}
+
 // NewSystemFwConfig initializes config fields
 func (c *Config) NewSystemFwConfig(preLoadCb, reLoadCb func()) (*Config, error) {
 	var err error
@@ -138,8 +148,8 @@ func (c *Config) NewSystemFwConfig(preLoadCb, reLoadCb func()) (*Config, error)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	c.Lock()
-	defer c.Unlock()
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
 
 	c.file = "/etc/opensnitchd/system-fw.json"
 	c.monitorExitChan = make(chan bool, 1)
@@ -151,8 +161,8 @@ func (c *Config) NewSystemFwConfig(preLoadCb, reLoadCb func()) (*Config, error)
 
 // LoadDiskConfiguration reads and loads the firewall configuration from disk
 func (c *Config) LoadDiskConfiguration(reload bool) {
-	c.Lock()
-	defer c.Unlock()
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
 
 	raw, err := ioutil.ReadFile(c.file)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -180,8 +190,8 @@ func (c *Config) LoadDiskConfiguration(reload bool) {
 // loadConfigutation reads the system firewall rules from disk.
 // Then the rules are added based on the configuration defined.
 func (c *Config) loadConfiguration(rawConfig []byte) {
-	c.SysConfig.Lock()
-	defer c.SysConfig.Unlock()
+	c.SysConfig.rwm.Lock()
+	defer c.SysConfig.rwm.Unlock()
 
 	// delete old system rules, that may be different from the new ones
 	c.preloadCallback()
@@ -213,8 +223,8 @@ func (c *Config) SaveConfiguration(rawConfig string) error {
 
 // StopConfigWatcher stops the configuration watcher and stops the subroutine.
 func (c *Config) StopConfigWatcher() {
-	c.Lock()
-	defer c.Unlock()
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
 
 	if c.monitorExitChan != nil {
 		c.monitorExitChan <- true
@@ -240,7 +250,7 @@ func (c *Config) monitorConfigWorker() {
 	}
 Exit:
 	log.Debug("stop monitoring firewall config file")
-	c.Lock()
+	c.mu.Lock()
 	c.monitorExitChan = nil
-	c.Unlock()
+	c.mu.Unlock()
 }
diff --git a/daemon/firewall/iptables/iptables.go b/daemon/firewall/iptables/iptables.go
index 3a7cd067dc..df48158bac 100644
--- a/daemon/firewall/iptables/iptables.go
+++ b/daemon/firewall/iptables/iptables.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type SystemRule struct {
 // SystemChains keeps track of the fw rules that have been added to the system.
 type SystemChains struct {
 	Rules map[string]*SystemRule
-	sync.RWMutex
+	rwm   sync.RWMutex
 }
 
 // Iptables struct holds the fields of the iptables fw
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ type Iptables struct {
 	regexSystemRulesQuery *regexp.Regexp
 
 	chains SystemChains
-
-	sync.Mutex
+	mu     sync.Mutex
 }
 
 // Fw initializes a new Iptables object
diff --git a/daemon/firewall/iptables/monitor.go b/daemon/firewall/iptables/monitor.go
index fbcec2f577..bbec98e834 100644
--- a/daemon/firewall/iptables/monitor.go
+++ b/daemon/firewall/iptables/monitor.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (ipt *Iptables) AreRulesLoaded() bool {
 	}
 
 	systemRulesLoaded := true
-	ipt.chains.RLock()
+	ipt.chains.rwm.RLock()
 	if len(ipt.chains.Rules) > 0 {
 		for _, rule := range ipt.chains.Rules {
 			if chainOut4, err4 := core.Exec("iptables", []string{"-n", "-L", rule.Chain, "-t", rule.Table}); err4 == nil {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (ipt *Iptables) AreRulesLoaded() bool {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	ipt.chains.RUnlock()
+	ipt.chains.rwm.RUnlock()
 
 	result := ipt.regexRulesQuery.FindString(outMangle) != "" &&
 		systemRulesLoaded
diff --git a/daemon/firewall/iptables/rules.go b/daemon/firewall/iptables/rules.go
index 6eed8422ca..633951db05 100644
--- a/daemon/firewall/iptables/rules.go
+++ b/daemon/firewall/iptables/rules.go
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ func (ipt *Iptables) RunRule(action Action, enable bool, logError bool, rule []s
 
 	rule = append([]string{string(action)}, rule...)
 
-	ipt.Lock()
-	defer ipt.Unlock()
+	ipt.mu.Lock()
+	defer ipt.mu.Unlock()
 
 	if _, err4 = core.Exec(ipt.bin, rule); err4 != nil {
 		if logError {
diff --git a/daemon/firewall/iptables/system.go b/daemon/firewall/iptables/system.go
index 9626787ab4..1cfbd7b7b1 100644
--- a/daemon/firewall/iptables/system.go
+++ b/daemon/firewall/iptables/system.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 
 // CreateSystemRule creates the custom firewall chains and adds them to the system.
 func (ipt *Iptables) CreateSystemRule(rule *config.FwRule, table, chain, hook string, logErrors bool) bool {
-	ipt.chains.Lock()
-	defer ipt.chains.Unlock()
+	ipt.chains.rwm.Lock()
+	defer ipt.chains.rwm.Unlock()
 	if rule == nil {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ func (ipt *Iptables) AddSystemRules(reload, backupExistingChains bool) {
 // If force is false and the rule has not been previously added,
 // it won't try to delete the rules. Otherwise it'll try to delete them.
 func (ipt *Iptables) DeleteSystemRules(force, backupExistingChains, logErrors bool) {
-	ipt.chains.Lock()
-	defer ipt.chains.Unlock()
+	ipt.chains.rwm.Lock()
+	defer ipt.chains.rwm.Unlock()
 
 	for _, fwCfg := range ipt.SysConfig.SystemRules {
 		if fwCfg.Rule == nil {
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ func (ipt *Iptables) AddSystemRule(action Action, rule *config.FwRule, table, ch
 	if rule == nil {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	ipt.RLock()
-	defer ipt.RUnlock()
+	ipt.chains.rwm.RLock()
+	defer ipt.chains.rwm.RUnlock()
 
 	chainName := SystemRulePrefix + "-" + chain
 	if table == "" {
diff --git a/daemon/firewall/nftables/monitor.go b/daemon/firewall/nftables/monitor.go
index 883ea339db..df14615812 100644
--- a/daemon/firewall/nftables/monitor.go
+++ b/daemon/firewall/nftables/monitor.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 // AreRulesLoaded checks if the firewall rules for intercept traffic are loaded.
 func (n *Nft) AreRulesLoaded() bool {
-	n.Lock()
-	defer n.Unlock()
+	n.mu.Lock()
+	defer n.mu.Unlock()
 
 	nRules := 0
 	chains, err := n.conn.ListChains()
diff --git a/daemon/firewall/nftables/nftables.go b/daemon/firewall/nftables/nftables.go
index 5d05ea87a7..00f55ec064 100644
--- a/daemon/firewall/nftables/nftables.go
+++ b/daemon/firewall/nftables/nftables.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var (
 
 // Nft holds the fields of our nftables firewall
 type Nft struct {
-	sync.Mutex
+	mu sync.Mutex
 	config.Config
 	common.Common
 
diff --git a/daemon/firewall/nftables/system.go b/daemon/firewall/nftables/system.go
index 128030d06e..09d1192ca8 100644
--- a/daemon/firewall/nftables/system.go
+++ b/daemon/firewall/nftables/system.go
@@ -65,9 +65,8 @@ func (n *Nft) CreateSystemRule(chain *config.FwChain, logErrors bool) bool {
 }
 
 // AddSystemRules creates the system firewall from configuration.
-func (n *Nft) AddSystemRules(reload, backupExistingChains  bool) {
-	n.SysConfig.RLock()
-	defer n.SysConfig.RUnlock()
+func (n *Nft) AddSystemRules(reload, backupExistingChains bool) {
+	n.SysConfig.GetSystemRules()
 
 	if n.SysConfig.Enabled == false {
 		log.Important("[nftables] AddSystemRules() fw disabled")
@@ -100,8 +99,8 @@ func (n *Nft) AddSystemRules(reload, backupExistingChains  bool) {
 // If force is false and the rule has not been previously added,
 // it won't try to delete the tables and chains. Otherwise it'll try to delete them.
 func (n *Nft) DeleteSystemRules(force, restoreExistingChains, logErrors bool) {
-	n.Lock()
-	defer n.Unlock()
+	n.mu.Lock()
+	defer n.mu.Unlock()
 
 	if err := n.delRulesByKey(systemRuleKey); err != nil {
 		log.Warning("error deleting interception rules: %s", err)
@@ -117,8 +116,8 @@ func (n *Nft) DeleteSystemRules(force, restoreExistingChains, logErrors bool) {
 
 // AddSystemRule inserts a new rule.
 func (n *Nft) AddSystemRule(rule *config.FwRule, chain *config.FwChain) (err4, err6 error) {
-	n.Lock()
-	defer n.Unlock()
+	n.mu.Lock()
+	defer n.mu.Unlock()
 	exprList := []expr.Any{}
 
 	for _, expression := range rule.Expressions {