diff --git a/pywb/warcserver/access_checker.py b/pywb/warcserver/access_checker.py
index 7502eb4d..c648e4f9 100644
--- a/pywb/warcserver/access_checker.py
+++ b/pywb/warcserver/access_checker.py
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ class FileAccessIndexSource(FileIndexSource):
     def rev_cmp(a, b):
         return (a < b) - (a > b)
 
-    def _get_gen(self, fh, params):
-        return search(fh, params['key'], prev_size=1, compare_func=self.rev_cmp)
+    def _do_iter(self, fh, params):
+        for line in search(fh, params['key'], prev_size=1, compare_func=self.rev_cmp):
+            yield line
 
 
 # ============================================================================
@@ -75,26 +76,28 @@ class AccessChecker(object):
             raise Exception('Invalid Access Source: ' + filename)
 
     def find_access_rule(self, url, ts=None, urlkey=None):
-        params = {'url': url, 'urlkey': urlkey}
+        params = {'url': url, 'urlkey': urlkey, 'nosource': 'true'}
         acl_iter, errs = self.aggregator(params)
         if errs:
             print(errs)
 
-        key = params['key'].decode('utf-8')
+        key = params['key']
 
-        tld = key.split(',')[0]
+        tld = key.split(b',')[0]
 
         for acl in acl_iter:
             # skip empty/invalid lines
-            if 'urlkey' not in acl:
+            if not acl:
                 continue
 
-            if key.startswith(acl['urlkey']):
-                return acl
+            acl_key = acl.split(b' ')[0]
+
+            if key.startswith(acl_key):
+                return CDXObject(acl)
 
             # if acl key already less than first tld,
             # no match can be found
-            if acl['urlkey'] < tld:
+            if acl_key < tld:
                 break
 
         return self.default_rule
diff --git a/pywb/warcserver/index/indexsource.py b/pywb/warcserver/index/indexsource.py
index 32a5161b..ff74628b 100644
--- a/pywb/warcserver/index/indexsource.py
+++ b/pywb/warcserver/index/indexsource.py
@@ -76,20 +76,21 @@ class FileIndexSource(BaseIndexSource):
         except IOError:
             raise NotFoundException(filename)
 
-    def _get_gen(self, fh, params):
-        return iter_range(fh, params['key'], params['end_key'])
-
     def load_index(self, params):
         filename = res_template(self.filename_template, params)
 
         fh = self._do_open(filename)
 
-        def do_load(fh):
+        def do_iter():
             with fh:
-                for line in self._get_gen(fh, params):
-                    yield CDXObject(line)
+                for obj in self._do_iter(fh, params):
+                    yield obj
 
-        return do_load(fh)
+        return do_iter()
+
+    def _do_iter(self, fh, params):
+        for line in iter_range(fh, params['key'], params['end_key']):
+            yield CDXObject(line)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return '{0}(file://{1})'.format(self.__class__.__name__,
diff --git a/tests/test_acl_manager.py b/tests/test_acl_manager.py
index dc54b76f..945c4bec 100644
--- a/tests/test_acl_manager.py
+++ b/tests/test_acl_manager.py
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ com,example)/ - {"access": "allow", "url": "http://example.com/"}
         assert out == """\
 Matched rule:
 
-    com,example, - {"access": "exclude", "url": "com,example,", "source": "%s", "source-coll": "%s"}
+    com,example, - {"access": "exclude", "url": "com,example,"}
 
-""" % (self.acl_filename, self.acl_filename)
+"""
 
     def test_remove_acl(self):
         wb_manager(['acl', 'remove', self.acl_filename, 'com,example,'])