diff --git a/code-pushup.config.ts b/code-pushup.config.ts
index 1b95aca77..5437fc60f 100644
--- a/code-pushup.config.ts
+++ b/code-pushup.config.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ export default mergeConfigs(
   {
     plugins: [
       await stylelintPlugin({
-        configFile: 'packages/plugin-stylelint/mocks/fixtures/basic/.stylelintrc.json',
+        configFile:
+          'packages/plugin-stylelint/mocks/fixtures/basic/.stylelintrc.json',
         files: 'packages/plugin-stylelint/mocks/fixtures/basic/**/*.css', // Adjust the path to your CSS files
       }),
     ],
diff --git a/packages/plugin-stylelint/mocks/fixtures/basic/.stylelintrc.json b/packages/plugin-stylelint/mocks/fixtures/basic/.stylelintrc.json
index 02b59d06a..9c791327a 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-stylelint/mocks/fixtures/basic/.stylelintrc.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-stylelint/mocks/fixtures/basic/.stylelintrc.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "extends": "stylelint-config-standard",
   "rules": {
-    "block-no-empty": null
+    "block-no-empty": "impossibleValue"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/index.ts b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/index.ts
index 7703ece47..3898557e7 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/index.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import { type LinterOptions } from 'stylelint';
-import type { RunnerFunction } from '@code-pushup/models';
+import type { Audit, RunnerFunction } from '@code-pushup/models';
 import { lintStyles } from './stylelint-runner.js';
 import { mapStylelintResultsToAudits } from './utils.js';
 
-export function createRunnerFunction(opt: LinterOptions): RunnerFunction {
+export function createRunnerFunction(
+  opt: LinterOptions,
+  expectedAudits: Audit[],
+): RunnerFunction {
   return async () => {
     const report = await lintStyles(opt);
-    return mapStylelintResultsToAudits(report);
+    return mapStylelintResultsToAudits(report, expectedAudits);
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/model.ts b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c472f13ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export type NormalizedStyleLintConfig = {
+  config: { rules: Record<string, unknown[]> };
+};
diff --git a/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/normalize-config.integration.test.ts b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/normalize-config.integration.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbd7c35bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/normalize-config.integration.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { getNormalizedConfigForFile } from './normalize-config';
+
+describe('getNormalizedConfigForFile', () => {
+  it('should load config from specified configFile and respect the value of specifically set rules', async () => {
+    const configFile = path.join(
+      process.cwd(),
+      'packages/plugin-stylelint/mocks/fixtures/basic/.stylelintrc.json',
+    );
+
+    const parsed = await getNormalizedConfigForFile({ configFile });
+
+    expect(parsed.config.rules['block-no-empty']).toStrictEqual([
+      'impossibleValue',
+    ]); // The default value is [ true ], so having the not even valid value from the config file is correct
+  });
+
+  it('should load config from specified configFile and add default rules', async () => {
+    const configFile = path.join(
+      process.cwd(),
+      'packages/plugin-stylelint/mocks/fixtures/basic/.stylelintrc.json',
+    );
+
+    const parsed = await getNormalizedConfigForFile({ configFile });
+    expect(Object.keys(parsed.config.rules).length).toBeGreaterThan(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/normalize-config.ts b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/normalize-config.ts
index 793101b8d..f36b1461f 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/normalize-config.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/normalize-config.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-import stylelint, {getConfigForFile, type LinterOptions} from "stylelint";
-import path from "node:path";
-import * as process from "node:process";
+import path from 'node:path';
+import * as process from 'node:process';
+import stylelint, { type LinterOptions, getConfigForFile } from 'stylelint';
+import type { NormalizedStyleLintConfig } from './model.js';
 
-export function getNormalizedConfigForFile(options: LinterOptions) {
+export function getNormalizedConfigForFile(
+  options: LinterOptions,
+): NormalizedStyleLintConfig {
   const _linter = stylelint._createLinter(options);
-  const configFile = options.configFile ?? path.join(options?.cwd ?? process.cwd(), '.stylelintrc.json');
+  const configFile =
+    options.configFile ??
+    path.join(options?.cwd ?? process.cwd(), '.stylelintrc.json');
   return getConfigForFile(_linter, configFile);
 }
-
diff --git a/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/stylelint-runner.ts b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/stylelint-runner.ts
index 255e6d2eb..ecf85d373 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/stylelint-runner.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/stylelint-runner.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import stylelint, { type LinterOptions } from 'stylelint';
 
 // Run Stylelint Programmatically
-export async function lintStyles({config, ...options}: Omit<LinterOptions, 'formatter'>) {
+export async function lintStyles({
+  config,
+  ...options
+}: Omit<LinterOptions, 'formatter'>) {
   try {
     // eslint-disable-next-line functional/immutable-data
     globalThis.console.assert = globalThis.console.assert || (() => {});
diff --git a/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/utils.ts b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/utils.ts
index 22a9ea256..a9a2fe5b7 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/runner/utils.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
 import stylelint, { type LintResult } from 'stylelint';
 import type { Audit, AuditReport } from '@code-pushup/models';
 
-export function mapStylelintResultsToAudits(results: LintResult[]): Audit[] {
+export function mapStylelintResultsToAudits(
+  results: LintResult[],
+  expectedAudits: Audit[],
+): Audit[] {
+  const initialAuditMap = expectedAudits.reduce((map, audit) => {
+    return map.set(audit.slug, {
+      ...audit,
+      score: 1,
+      value: 0,
+      details: {
+        issues: [],
+      },
+    });
+  }, new Map<string, AuditReport>());
+
   const auditMap = results.reduce((map, result) => {
     const { source, warnings } = result;
 
@@ -12,15 +26,10 @@ export function mapStylelintResultsToAudits(results: LintResult[]): Audit[] {
     return warnings.reduce((innerMap, warning) => {
       const { rule, severity, line, text } = warning;
 
-      const existingAudit: AuditReport = innerMap.get(rule) || {
-        slug: rule,
-        title: '',
-        score: 1,
-        value: 0,
-        details: {
-          issues: [],
-        },
-      };
+      const existingAudit = innerMap.get(rule);
+      if (!existingAudit) {
+        return innerMap;
+      }
 
       const updatedAudit: AuditReport = {
         ...existingAudit,
@@ -28,7 +37,7 @@ export function mapStylelintResultsToAudits(results: LintResult[]): Audit[] {
         value: existingAudit.value + 1,
         details: {
           issues: [
-            ...(existingAudit?.details?.issues ?? []),
+            ...(existingAudit.details?.issues ?? []),
             {
               severity,
               message: text,
@@ -43,9 +52,11 @@ export function mapStylelintResultsToAudits(results: LintResult[]): Audit[] {
         },
       };
 
-      return new Map(innerMap).set(rule, updatedAudit);
+      return innerMap.set(rule, updatedAudit);
     }, map);
-  }, new Map<string, AuditReport>());
+  }, initialAuditMap);
+
+  console.log('auditMap: ', auditMap);
 
   return [...auditMap.values()];
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/stylelint-plugin.ts b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/stylelint-plugin.ts
index 3a67cb8a0..b7dd82a61 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/stylelint-plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/stylelint-plugin.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-import {createRequire} from 'node:module';
-import type {LinterOptions} from 'stylelint';
-import type {Audit, PluginConfig} from '@code-pushup/models';
-import {createRunnerFunction} from './runner/index.js';
-import {getNormalizedConfigForFile} from "./runner/normalize-config.js";
+import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+import type { LinterOptions } from 'stylelint';
+import type { PluginConfig } from '@code-pushup/models';
+import { createRunnerFunction } from './runner/index.js';
+import { getAudits } from './utils.js';
 
-
-export type StylelintPluginConfig = Pick<LinterOptions, 'configFile' | 'files'> & {
-  onlyAudits?: string[]
-}
+export type StylelintPluginConfig = Pick<
+  LinterOptions,
+  'configFile' | 'files'
+> & {
+  onlyAudits?: string[];
+};
 
 /**
  * Instantiates Code PushUp code stylelint plugin for core config.
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ export async function stylelintPlugin(
     '../../package.json',
   ) as typeof import('../../package.json');
 
-   console.log('getNormalizedConfigForFile: ', await getNormalizedConfigForFile(options ?? {}));
+  const audits = await getAudits(options ?? {});
 
   return {
     slug: 'stylelint',
@@ -46,23 +48,17 @@ export async function stylelintPlugin(
     docsUrl: 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/@code-pushup/stylelint-plugin/',
     packageName: packageJson.name,
     version: packageJson.version,
-    audits: Object.keys(options?.config?.rules ?? {
-      'color-no-invalid-hex': true,
-    }).map(slug => ({
-      slug,
-      title: slug,
-      docsUrl: `https://stylelint.io/user-guide/rules/${slug}`,
-    })),
-    runner: createRunnerFunction(options ?? {}),
+    audits,
+    runner: createRunnerFunction(options ?? {}, audits),
   };
 }
 
-async function getAudits(options: StylelintPluginConfig): Promise<Audit[]> {
-  const {onlyAudits = [], ...rawCfg} = options;
-  const config = await getNormalizedConfigForFile(rawCfg);
-  return Object.keys(config.rules).filter(rule => onlyAudits.length > 0 && config.rules[rule] !== false).map(rule => ({
-    slug: rule,
-    title: rule,
-    docsUrl: `https://stylelint.io/user-guide/rules/${rule}`,
-  }));
-}
+// async function getAudits(options: StylelintPluginConfig): Promise<Audit[]> {
+//   const {onlyAudits = [], ...rawCfg} = options;
+//   const config = await getNormalizedConfigForFile(rawCfg);
+//   return Object.keys(config.rules).filter(rule => onlyAudits.length > 0 && config.rules[rule] !== false).map(rule => ({
+//     slug: rule,
+//     title: rule,
+//     docsUrl: `https://stylelint.io/user-guide/rules/${rule}`,
+//   }));
+// }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/utils.ts b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/utils.ts
index fd8bab7c1..c284067bd 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import type { Config, ConfigRuleSettings } from 'stylelint';
 import type { Audit, Group } from '@code-pushup/models';
 import { truncateDescription, truncateTitle } from '@code-pushup/utils';
+import { getNormalizedConfigForFile } from './runner/normalize-config';
+import type { StylelintPluginConfig } from './stylelint-plugin';
 
 export async function listAuditsAndGroups(
   rules: Config['rules'] = [],
@@ -35,3 +37,18 @@ export function ruleToAudit(rule: ConfigRuleSettings<any, Object>): Audit {
     }),
   };
 }
+
+export function auditSlugToFullAudit(slug: string): Audit {
+  return {
+    slug,
+    title: slug,
+    docsUrl: `https://stylelint.io/user-guide/rules/${slug}`,
+  };
+}
+
+export async function getAudits(
+  options: StylelintPluginConfig,
+): Promise<Audit[]> {
+  const normalizedConfig = await getNormalizedConfigForFile(options);
+  return Object.keys(normalizedConfig.config.rules).map(auditSlugToFullAudit);
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/scripts/postinstall/bin.ts b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/scripts/postinstall/bin.ts
index 08676f6eb..e19d396bb 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/scripts/postinstall/bin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/scripts/postinstall/bin.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import {patchStylelint} from "./index.js";
+import { patchStylelint } from './index.js';
 
 (async () => {
   await patchStylelint();
-  console.log("stylelint patched!");
-})()
+  console.log('stylelint patched!');
+})();
diff --git a/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/scripts/postinstall/index.ts b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/scripts/postinstall/index.ts
index dd76d3160..2e52b77a0 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/scripts/postinstall/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-stylelint/src/scripts/postinstall/index.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { resolve } from 'node:path';
 
 const absolutesStylelintPath = resolve(
   process.cwd(),
-  'node_modules/stylelint/lib/index.mjs'
+  'node_modules/stylelint/lib/index.mjs',
 );
 
 export async function patchStylelint(stylelintPath = absolutesStylelintPath) {