var prev *lifecycle.Rule
	for i, r := range rules {
		if i == 0 {
			prev = r
			continue
		}
		// Check equality of rules
		prevRData, err := xml.Marshal(prev)
		if err != nil {
			return false
		}
		rData, err := xml.Marshal(*r)
		if err != nil {
			return false
		}
		if !(string(prevRData) == string(rData)) {
			return false
		}
	}
	return true
}