diff --git a/lib/markdownlint.js b/lib/markdownlint.js
index c9b8fbf6..009accb6 100644
--- a/lib/markdownlint.js
+++ b/lib/markdownlint.js
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ function lintFile(file, options, callback) {
     } else {
       var lines = contents.split(/\r\n|\n/g);
       var result = {};
-      Object.keys(rules).forEach(function forRule(name) {
-        var rule = rules[name];
-        var errors = rule(lines);
+      rules.forEach(function forRule(rule) {
+        var errors = rule.func(lines);
         if (errors.length) {
           errors.sort(numberComparison);
-          result[name] = errors.filter(uniqueFilterForSorted);
+          result[rule.name] = errors.filter(uniqueFilterForSorted);
         }
       });
       callback(null, result);
diff --git a/lib/rules.js b/lib/rules.js
index 1dc3af20..1ad26739 100644
--- a/lib/rules.js
+++ b/lib/rules.js
@@ -9,48 +9,56 @@ function padAndTrim(lines) {
     "");
 }
 
-module.exports = {
-  "MD031": function MD031(lines) {
-    // Some parsers have trouble detecting fenced code blocks without
-    // surrounding whitespace, so examine the lines directly.
-    lines = padAndTrim(lines);
-    var errors = [];
-    var inCode = false;
-    lines.forEach(function forLine(line, lineNum) {
-      if (line.match(/^(```|~~~)/)) {
-        inCode = !inCode;
-        if ((inCode && lines[lineNum - 1].length) ||
-            (!inCode && lines[lineNum + 1].length)) {
-          errors.push(lineNum);
+module.exports = [
+  {
+    "name": "MD031",
+    "desc": "Fenced code blocks should be surrounded by blank lines",
+    "func": function MD031(lines) {
+      // Some parsers have trouble detecting fenced code blocks without
+      // surrounding whitespace, so examine the lines directly.
+      lines = padAndTrim(lines);
+      var errors = [];
+      var inCode = false;
+      lines.forEach(function forLine(line, lineNum) {
+        if (line.match(/^(```|~~~)/)) {
+          inCode = !inCode;
+          if ((inCode && lines[lineNum - 1].length) ||
+              (!inCode && lines[lineNum + 1].length)) {
+            errors.push(lineNum);
+          }
         }
-      }
-    });
-    return errors;
+      });
+      return errors;
+    }
   },
 
-  "MD032": function MD032(lines) {
-    // Some parsers have trouble detecting lists without surrounding
-    // whitespace, so examine the lines directly.
-    var errors = [];
-    var inList = false;
-    var inCode = false;
-    var prevLine = "";
-    lines.forEach(function forLine(line, lineNum) {
-      if (!inCode) {
-        var listMarker = line.trim().match(/^([\*\+\-]|(\d+\.))\s/);
-        if (listMarker && !inList && !prevLine.match(/^($|\s)/)) {
-          errors.push(lineNum + 1);
-        } else if (!listMarker && inList && !line.match(/^($|\s)/)) {
-          errors.push(lineNum);
+  {
+    "name": "MD032",
+    "desc": "Lists should be surrounded by blank lines",
+    "func": function MD032(lines) {
+      // Some parsers have trouble detecting lists without surrounding
+      // whitespace, so examine the lines directly.
+      var errors = [];
+      var inList = false;
+      var inCode = false;
+      var prevLine = "";
+      lines.forEach(function forLine(line, lineNum) {
+        if (!inCode) {
+          var listMarker = line.trim().match(/^([\*\+\-]|(\d+\.))\s/);
+          if (listMarker && !inList && !prevLine.match(/^($|\s)/)) {
+            errors.push(lineNum + 1);
+          } else if (!listMarker && inList && !line.match(/^($|\s)/)) {
+            errors.push(lineNum);
+          }
+          inList = listMarker;
         }
-        inList = listMarker;
-      }
-      if (line.trim().match(/^(```|~~~)/)) {
-        inCode = !inCode;
-        inList = false;
-      }
-      prevLine = line;
-    });
-    return errors;
+        if (line.trim().match(/^(```|~~~)/)) {
+          inCode = !inCode;
+          inList = false;
+        }
+        prevLine = line;
+      });
+      return errors;
+    }
   }
-};
+];