diff --git a/projects/rulesets-base/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/spectral-rule.test.ts.snap b/projects/rulesets-base/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/spectral-rule.test.ts.snap
index edcfcca444..07146925f8 100644
--- a/projects/rulesets-base/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/spectral-rule.test.ts.snap
+++ b/projects/rulesets-base/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/spectral-rule.test.ts.snap
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ exports[`spectral rule test runs spectral rules on added 1`] = `
     "exempted": false,
     "location": {
       "jsonPath": "/paths/~1api/get",
-      "spec": "before",
+      "spec": "after",
     },
     "name": "Spectral added rule",
     "passed": false,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ exports[`spectral rule test runs spectral rules on added 1`] = `
     "exempted": false,
     "location": {
       "jsonPath": "/paths/~1api/get",
-      "spec": "before",
+      "spec": "after",
     },
     "name": "Spectral added rule",
     "passed": false,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ exports[`spectral rule test runs spectral rules on added 1`] = `
     "exempted": false,
     "location": {
       "jsonPath": "/paths/~1api/get",
-      "spec": "before",
+      "spec": "after",
     },
     "name": "Spectral added rule",
     "passed": false,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ exports[`spectral rule test runs spectral rules on added 1`] = `
     "exempted": false,
     "location": {
       "jsonPath": "/paths/~1api/get",
-      "spec": "before",
+      "spec": "after",
     },
     "name": "Spectral added rule",
     "passed": false,
diff --git a/projects/rulesets-base/src/extended-rules/spectral-rule.ts b/projects/rulesets-base/src/extended-rules/spectral-rule.ts
index 1fa7f376e0..22d4884f9a 100644
--- a/projects/rulesets-base/src/extended-rules/spectral-rule.ts
+++ b/projects/rulesets-base/src/extended-rules/spectral-rule.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ function toOpticRuleResult(
     where: `${lifecycle} `,
     location: {
       jsonPath,
-      spec: 'before',
+      spec: 'after',
     },
     name: `Spectral ${lifecycle} rule`,
     type: lifecycle === 'always' ? 'requirement' : lifecycle,