diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/digester3/ExtendedBaseRules.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/digester3/ExtendedBaseRules.java
index abf7c2e..2284336 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/digester3/ExtendedBaseRules.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/digester3/ExtendedBaseRules.java
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@
     @Override
     protected void registerRule( String pattern, Rule rule )
     {
+        super.registerRule( pattern, rule );
         counter++;
         order.put( rule, counter );
     }