diff --git a/tests/scripts/getruledetails.sh b/tests/scripts/getruledetails.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f23490d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scripts/getruledetails.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -z $2 ]; then
+  echo "usage: $0 host ruleId"
+else
+  (echo '{"id":1, "method":"Rules.GetRuleDetails", "params": {"ruleId": "'$2'"}}'; sleep 1) | nc $1 2222
+fi