diff --git a/internal/corazawaf/transaction.go b/internal/corazawaf/transaction.go
index 720c78272..b1bc1ecbd 100644
--- a/internal/corazawaf/transaction.go
+++ b/internal/corazawaf/transaction.go
@@ -1356,22 +1356,25 @@ func (tx *Transaction) AuditLog() *auditlog.Log {
 		HostIP_:        tx.variables.serverAddr.Get(),
 		HostPort_:      hostPort,
 		ServerID_:      tx.variables.serverName.Get(), // TODO check
+		Request_: &auditlog.TransactionRequest{
+			Method_:   tx.variables.requestMethod.Get(),
+			URI_:      tx.variables.requestURI.Get(),
+			Protocol_: tx.variables.requestProtocol.Get(),
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, part := range tx.AuditLogParts {
 		switch part {
 		case types.AuditLogPartRequestHeaders:
-			if al.Transaction_.Request_ == nil {
-				al.Transaction_.Request_ = &auditlog.TransactionRequest{}
-			}
 			al.Transaction_.Request_.Headers_ = tx.variables.requestHeaders.Data()
 		case types.AuditLogPartRequestBody:
-			if al.Transaction_.Request_ == nil {
-				al.Transaction_.Request_ = &auditlog.TransactionRequest{}
+			reader, err := tx.requestBodyBuffer.Reader()
+			if err == nil {
+				content, err := io.ReadAll(reader)
+				if err == nil {
+					al.Transaction_.Request_.Body_ = string(content)
+				}
 			}
-			// TODO maybe change to:
-			// al.Transaction.Request.Body = tx.RequestBodyBuffer.String()
-			al.Transaction_.Request_.Body_ = tx.variables.requestBody.Get()
 
 			/*
 			* TODO:
diff --git a/testing/auditlog_test.go b/testing/auditlog_test.go
index 324ef1f7e..fdbfb2c5c 100644
--- a/testing/auditlog_test.go
+++ b/testing/auditlog_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/corazawaf/coraza/v3/internal/auditlog"
@@ -224,3 +225,111 @@ func TestAuditLogOnNoLog(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestAuditLogRequestMethodURIProtocol(t *testing.T) {
+	waf := corazawaf.NewWAF()
+	parser := seclang.NewParser(waf)
+	if err := parser.FromString(`
+		SecRuleEngine DetectionOnly
+		SecAuditEngine On
+		SecAuditLogFormat json
+		SecAuditLogType serial
+	`); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// generate a random tmp file
+	file, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "tmp.log"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(file.Name())
+	if err := parser.FromString(fmt.Sprintf("SecAuditLog %s", file.Name())); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	tx := waf.NewTransaction()
+
+	uri := "/some-url"
+	method := "POST"
+	proto := "HTTP/1.1"
+
+	tx.ProcessURI(uri, method, proto)
+	// now we read file
+	if _, err := file.Seek(0, 0); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	tx.ProcessLogging()
+	var al2 auditlog.Log
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(file).Decode(&al2); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	trans := al2.Transaction()
+	if trans == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 transaction, got nil")
+	}
+	req := trans.Request()
+	if req == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 request, got nil")
+	}
+	if req.URI() != uri {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %s uri, got %s", uri, req.URI())
+	}
+	if req.Method() != method {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %s method, got %s", method, req.Method())
+	}
+	if req.Protocol() != proto {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %s protocol, got %s", proto, req.Protocol())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAuditLogRequestBody(t *testing.T) {
+	waf := corazawaf.NewWAF()
+	parser := seclang.NewParser(waf)
+	if err := parser.FromString(`
+		SecRuleEngine DetectionOnly
+		SecAuditEngine On
+		SecAuditLogFormat json
+		SecAuditLogType serial
+		SecRequestBodyAccess On
+	`); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// generate a random tmp file
+	file, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "tmp.log"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(file.Name())
+	if err := parser.FromString(fmt.Sprintf("SecAuditLog %s", file.Name())); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	tx := waf.NewTransaction()
+	params := "somepost=data"
+	_, _, err = tx.ReadRequestBodyFrom(strings.NewReader(params))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	_, err = tx.ProcessRequestBody()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	// now we read file
+	if _, err := file.Seek(0, 0); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	tx.ProcessLogging()
+	var al2 auditlog.Log
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(file).Decode(&al2); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	trans := al2.Transaction()
+	if trans == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 transaction, got nil")
+	}
+	req := trans.Request()
+	if req == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 request, got nil")
+	}
+	if req.Body() != params {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %s uri, got %s", params, req.Body())
+	}
+}