diff --git a/rs-e2e/src/main/java/gov/hhs/cdc/trustedintermediary/rse2e/ruleengine/AssertionRuleEngine.java b/rs-e2e/src/main/java/gov/hhs/cdc/trustedintermediary/rse2e/ruleengine/AssertionRuleEngine.java
index a040e67f9..cf5a41178 100644
--- a/rs-e2e/src/main/java/gov/hhs/cdc/trustedintermediary/rse2e/ruleengine/AssertionRuleEngine.java
+++ b/rs-e2e/src/main/java/gov/hhs/cdc/trustedintermediary/rse2e/ruleengine/AssertionRuleEngine.java
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 /**
@@ -58,21 +60,28 @@ public void ensureRulesLoaded() throws RuleLoaderException {
         }
     }
 
-    public void runRules(Message outputMessage, Message inputMessage) {
+    public List<AssertionRule> getRules() {
+        return assertionRules;
+    }
+
+    public Set<AssertionRule> runRules(Message outputMessage, Message inputMessage) {
         try {
             ensureRulesLoaded();
         } catch (RuleLoaderException e) {
             logger.logError("Failed to load rules definitions", e);
-            return;
+            return Set.of();
         }
 
         HapiHL7Message outputHapiMessage = new HapiHL7Message(outputMessage);
         HapiHL7Message inputHapiMessage = new HapiHL7Message(inputMessage);
 
+        Set<AssertionRule> runRules = new HashSet<>();
         for (AssertionRule rule : assertionRules) {
             if (rule.shouldRun(outputHapiMessage)) {
                 rule.runRule(outputHapiMessage, inputHapiMessage);
+                runRules.add(rule);
             }
         }
+        return runRules;
     }
 }
diff --git a/rs-e2e/src/test/groovy/gov/hhs/cdc/trustedintermediary/rse2e/AutomatedTest.groovy b/rs-e2e/src/test/groovy/gov/hhs/cdc/trustedintermediary/rse2e/AutomatedTest.groovy
index 295f84784..73c62db06 100644
--- a/rs-e2e/src/test/groovy/gov/hhs/cdc/trustedintermediary/rse2e/AutomatedTest.groovy
+++ b/rs-e2e/src/test/groovy/gov/hhs/cdc/trustedintermediary/rse2e/AutomatedTest.groovy
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ class AutomatedTest extends Specification  {
 
         FileFetcher localFileFetcher = LocalFileFetcher.getInstance()
         localFiles = localFileFetcher.fetchFiles()
+
+        engine.ensureRulesLoaded()
     }
 
     def cleanup() {
@@ -50,16 +52,19 @@ class AutomatedTest extends Specification  {
 
     def "test defined assertions on relevant messages"() {
         given:
+        def rulesToEvaluate = engine.getRules()
         def matchedFiles = fileMatcher.matchFiles(azureFiles, localFiles)
 
         when:
         for (messagePair in matchedFiles) {
             Message inputMessage = messagePair.getKey() as Message
             Message outputMessage = messagePair.getValue() as Message
-            engine.runRules(outputMessage, inputMessage)
+            def evaluatedRules = engine.runRules(outputMessage, inputMessage)
+            rulesToEvaluate.removeAll(evaluatedRules)
         }
 
         then:
+        rulesToEvaluate.collect { it.name }.isEmpty() //Check whether all the rules in the assertions file have been run
         0 * mockLogger.logError(_ as String, _ as Exception)
         0 * mockLogger.logWarning(_ as String)
     }
diff --git a/rs-e2e/src/test/groovy/gov/hhs/cdc/trustedintermediary/rse2e/ruleengine/AssertionRuleEngineTest.groovy b/rs-e2e/src/test/groovy/gov/hhs/cdc/trustedintermediary/rse2e/ruleengine/AssertionRuleEngineTest.groovy
index ce7250ca8..c7582c80e 100644
--- a/rs-e2e/src/test/groovy/gov/hhs/cdc/trustedintermediary/rse2e/ruleengine/AssertionRuleEngineTest.groovy
+++ b/rs-e2e/src/test/groovy/gov/hhs/cdc/trustedintermediary/rse2e/ruleengine/AssertionRuleEngineTest.groovy
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package gov.hhs.cdc.trustedintermediary.rse2e.ruleengine
 
 import ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.Message
+import gov.hhs.cdc.trustedintermediary.rse2e.external.hapi.HapiHL7Message
 import gov.hhs.cdc.trustedintermediary.ruleengine.RuleLoader
 import gov.hhs.cdc.trustedintermediary.ruleengine.RuleLoaderException
 import gov.hhs.cdc.trustedintermediary.context.TestApplicationContext
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ class AssertionRuleEngineTest extends Specification {
 
         then:
         1 * mockRuleLoader.loadRules(_ as InputStream, _ as TypeReference) >> [mockRule]
-        ruleEngine.assertionRules.size() == 1
+        ruleEngine.getRules().size() == 1
     }
 
     def "ensureRulesLoaded loads rules only once by default"() {
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ class AssertionRuleEngineTest extends Specification {
 
         then:
         1 * mockRuleLoader.loadRules(_ as InputStream, _ as TypeReference) >> [mockRule]
-        ruleEngine.assertionRules.size() == 1
+        ruleEngine.getRules().size() == 1
     }
 
     def "ensureRulesLoaded loads rules only once on multiple threads"() {
@@ -101,4 +102,37 @@ class AssertionRuleEngineTest extends Specification {
         then:
         1 * mockLogger.logError(_ as String, exception)
     }
+
+    def "runRules returns nothing when there are no rules"() {
+        when:
+        def result = ruleEngine.runRules(Mock(Message), Mock(Message))
+
+        then:
+        result.isEmpty()
+    }
+
+    def "runRules returns rules that have been run"() {
+        given:
+        def rule = new AssertionRule("testRule", [], [])
+        mockRuleLoader.loadRules(_ as InputStream, _ as TypeReference) >> [rule]
+
+        when:
+        def result = ruleEngine.runRules(Mock(Message), Mock(Message))
+
+        then:
+        result.size() == 1
+        result[0] == rule
+    }
+
+    def "runRules doesn't return rules that shouldn't run"() {
+        given:
+        def rule = new AssertionRule("testRule", ["false"], [])
+        mockRuleLoader.loadRules(_ as InputStream, _ as TypeReference) >> [rule]
+
+        when:
+        def result = ruleEngine.runRules(Mock(Message), Mock(Message))
+
+        then:
+        result.isEmpty()
+    }
 }