diff --git a/pywb/cdx/cdxdomainspecific.py b/pywb/cdx/cdxdomainspecific.py
index a8269693..e3dfc1e0 100644
--- a/pywb/cdx/cdxdomainspecific.py
+++ b/pywb/cdx/cdxdomainspecific.py
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ class CDXDomainSpecificRule(BaseRule):
     def __init__(self, name, config):
         super(CDXDomainSpecificRule, self).__init__(name, config)
 
-        if isinstance(config, basestring):
-            self.regex = re.compile(config)
+        if not isinstance(config, dict):
+            self.regex = self.make_regex(config)
             self.replace = None
             self.filter = self.DEFAULT_FILTER
         else:
-            self.regex = re.compile(config.get('match'))
+            self.regex = self.make_regex(config.get('match'))
             self.replace = config.get('replace')
             self.filter = config.get('filter', self.DEFAULT_FILTER)
 
@@ -147,6 +147,35 @@ class CDXDomainSpecificRule(BaseRule):
         if self.replace:
             self.replace = unsurt(self.replace)
 
-    if __name__ == "__main__":
-        import doctest
-        doctest.testmod()
+    @staticmethod
+    def make_regex(config):
+        if isinstance(config, list):
+            string = CDXDomainSpecificRule.make_query_match_regex(config)
+        # assumes string
+        else:
+            string = config
+
+        return re.compile(string)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def make_query_match_regex(params_list):
+        r"""
+        >>> CDXDomainSpecificRule.make_query_match_regex(['param1', 'id', 'abc'])
+        '(abc=[^&]+).*(id=[^&]+).*(param1=[^&]+)'
+
+        >>> CDXDomainSpecificRule.make_query_match_regex(['id[0]', 'abc()'])
+        '(abc\\(\\)=[^&]+).*(id\\[0\\]=[^&]+)'
+
+        """
+        params_list.sort()
+        def conv(value):
+            return '({}=[^&]+)'.format(re.escape(value))
+
+        params_list = map(conv, params_list)
+        final_str = '.*'.join(params_list)
+        return final_str
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import doctest
+    doctest.testmod()
diff --git a/pywb/rules.yaml b/pywb/rules.yaml
index 76831688..b8965c6e 100644
--- a/pywb/rules.yaml
+++ b/pywb/rules.yaml
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ rules:
       fuzzy_lookup: 'com,facebook\)/.*[?&]data=(.*?(?:[&]|query_type[^,]+))'
               
     - url_prefix: 'com,facebook)/ajax/ufi/'
-                  
-      fuzzy_lookup: '(ft_ent_identifier=[^&]+).*(lsd=[^&]+)'
+      
+      fuzzy_lookup: ['ft_ent_identifier', 'lsd']      
+      #fuzzy_lookup: '(ft_ent_identifier=[^&]+).*(lsd=[^&]+)'
 
     - url_prefix: 'com,facebook)/ajax/chat/hovercard/sidebar.php'
 
-      fuzzy_lookup: '(ids\[0\]=[^&]+)'
+      fuzzy_lookup: ['ids[0]']
+      #fuzzy_lookup: '(ids\[0\]=[^&]+)'
 
     - url_prefix: 'com,facebook)/ajax/'
 
@@ -28,7 +30,8 @@ rules:
 
     - url_prefix: 'com,facebook)/login.php'
 
-      fuzzy_lookup: '(email=[^&]+).*(lgnrnd=[^&]+).*(lsd=[^&]+)'
+      #fuzzy_lookup: '(email=[^&]+).*(lgnrnd=[^&]+).*(lsd=[^&]+)'
+      fuzzy_lookup: ['email', 'lgnrnd', 'lsd']
 
  # not actually needed, fuzzy match is used instead here
 #      canonicalize:
@@ -88,6 +91,8 @@ rules:
         match: '(example,example,test\)/.*?)[?].*?(id=value).*'
         replace: '\1?\2'
 
+      fuzzy_lookup: ['param1', 'id']
+
       rewrite:
         js_rewrite_location: False