diff --git a/booster/library/Booster/JsonRpc.hs b/booster/library/Booster/JsonRpc.hs
index 98be2f98ff7..e379412d16a 100644
--- a/booster/library/Booster/JsonRpc.hs
+++ b/booster/library/Booster/JsonRpc.hs
@@ -150,26 +150,48 @@ respond stateVar request =
 
                         solver <- maybe (SMT.noSolver) (SMT.initSolver def) mSMTOptions
 
-                        logger <- getLogger
-                        prettyModifiers <- getPrettyModifiers
-                        let rewriteConfig =
-                                RewriteConfig
-                                    { definition = def
-                                    , llvmApi = mLlvmLibrary
-                                    , smtSolver = solver
-                                    , varsToAvoid = substVars
-                                    , doTracing
-                                    , logger
-                                    , prettyModifiers
-                                    , mbMaxDepth = mbDepth
-                                    , mbSimplify = rewriteOpts.interimSimplification
-                                    , cutLabels = cutPoints
-                                    , terminalLabels = terminals
-                                    }
-                        result <-
-                            performRewrite rewriteConfig substPat
-                        SMT.finaliseSolver solver
-                        pure $ execResponse req result substitution unsupported
+                        -- check input pattern's consistency before starting rewriting
+                        evaluatedInitialPattern <-
+                            ApplyEquations.evaluatePattern
+                                def
+                                mLlvmLibrary
+                                solver
+                                mempty
+                                substPat
+
+                        case evaluatedInitialPattern of
+                            (Left ApplyEquations.SideConditionFalse{}, _) -> do
+                                -- input pattern's constraints are Bottom, return Vacuous
+                                pure $
+                                    execResponse
+                                        req
+                                        (0, mempty, RewriteTrivial substPat)
+                                        substitution
+                                        unsupported
+                            (Left other, _) ->
+                                pure . Left . RpcError.backendError $ RpcError.Aborted (Text.pack . constructorName $ other)
+                            (Right newPattern, simplifierCache) -> do
+                                logger <- getLogger
+                                prettyModifiers <- getPrettyModifiers
+                                let rewriteConfig =
+                                        RewriteConfig
+                                            { definition = def
+                                            , llvmApi = mLlvmLibrary
+                                            , smtSolver = solver
+                                            , varsToAvoid = substVars
+                                            , doTracing
+                                            , logger
+                                            , prettyModifiers
+                                            , mbMaxDepth = mbDepth
+                                            , mbSimplify = rewriteOpts.interimSimplification
+                                            , cutLabels = cutPoints
+                                            , terminalLabels = terminals
+                                            }
+
+                                result <-
+                                    performRewrite rewriteConfig simplifierCache newPattern
+                                SMT.finaliseSolver solver
+                                pure $ execResponse req result substitution unsupported
             RpcTypes.AddModule RpcTypes.AddModuleRequest{_module, nameAsId = nameAsId'} -> Booster.Log.withContext CtxAddModule $ runExceptT $ do
                 -- block other request executions while modifying the server state
                 state <- liftIO $ takeMVar stateVar
diff --git a/booster/library/Booster/Pattern/Rewrite.hs b/booster/library/Booster/Pattern/Rewrite.hs
index 8f53d026a00..2cd9ca59a21 100644
--- a/booster/library/Booster/Pattern/Rewrite.hs
+++ b/booster/library/Booster/Pattern/Rewrite.hs
@@ -692,9 +692,10 @@ performRewrite ::
     forall io.
     LoggerMIO io =>
     RewriteConfig ->
+    SimplifierCache ->
     Pattern ->
     io (Natural, Seq (RewriteTrace ()), RewriteResult Pattern)
-performRewrite rewriteConfig pat = do
+performRewrite rewriteConfig initialCache pat = do
     (rr, RewriteStepsState{counter, traces}) <-
         flip runStateT rewriteStart $ doSteps False pat
     pure (counter, traces, rr)
@@ -710,6 +711,14 @@ performRewrite rewriteConfig pat = do
         , terminalLabels
         } = rewriteConfig
 
+    rewriteStart :: RewriteStepsState
+    rewriteStart =
+        RewriteStepsState
+            { counter = 0
+            , traces = mempty
+            , simplifierCache = initialCache
+            }
+
     logDepth = withContext CtxDepth . logMessage
 
     depthReached n = maybe False (n >=) mbMaxDepth
@@ -907,11 +916,3 @@ data RewriteStepsState = RewriteStepsState
     , traces :: !(Seq (RewriteTrace ()))
     , simplifierCache :: SimplifierCache
     }
-
-rewriteStart :: RewriteStepsState
-rewriteStart =
-    RewriteStepsState
-        { counter = 0
-        , traces = mempty
-        , simplifierCache = mempty
-        }
diff --git a/booster/unit-tests/Test/Booster/Pattern/Rewrite.hs b/booster/unit-tests/Test/Booster/Pattern/Rewrite.hs
index 3c295c7ebe3..63d9b70f7b9 100644
--- a/booster/unit-tests/Test/Booster/Pattern/Rewrite.hs
+++ b/booster/unit-tests/Test/Booster/Pattern/Rewrite.hs
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ runRewrite t = do
     conf <- testConf
     (counter, _, res) <-
         runNoLoggingT $
-            performRewrite conf $
+            performRewrite conf mempty $
                 Pattern_ t
     pure (counter, fmap (.term) res)
 
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ supportsDepthControl =
     rewritesToDepth (MaxDepth depth) (Steps n) t t' f = do
         conf <- testConf
         (counter, _, res) <-
-            runNoLoggingT $ performRewrite conf{mbMaxDepth = Just depth} $ Pattern_ t
+            runNoLoggingT $ performRewrite conf{mbMaxDepth = Just depth} mempty $ Pattern_ t
         (counter, fmap (.term) res) @?= (n, f t')
 
 supportsCutPoints :: TestTree
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ supportsCutPoints =
         conf <- testConf
         (counter, _, res) <-
             runNoLoggingT $
-                performRewrite conf{cutLabels = [lbl]} $
+                performRewrite conf{cutLabels = [lbl]} mempty $
                     Pattern_ t
         (counter, fmap (.term) res) @?= (n, f t')
 
@@ -524,5 +524,5 @@ supportsTerminalRules =
     rewritesToTerminal lbl (Steps n) t t' f = do
         conf <- testConf
         (counter, _, res) <-
-            runNoLoggingT $ performRewrite conf{terminalLabels = [lbl]} $ Pattern_ t
+            runNoLoggingT $ performRewrite conf{terminalLabels = [lbl]} mempty $ Pattern_ t
         (counter, fmap (.term) res) @?= (n, f t')