diff --git a/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-java/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/FromFileProperty.java b/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-java/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/FromFileProperty.java
index 40fd297815..eb357bbe4b 100644
--- a/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-java/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/FromFileProperty.java
+++ b/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-java/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/FromFileProperty.java
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ public class FromFileProperty implements Serializable {
 		return byte[].class.equals(this.type) || Byte[].class.equals(this.type);
 	}
 
+	public boolean isJson() {
+		return this.fileName().endsWith(".json");
+	}
+
+	public boolean isXml() {
+		return this.fileName().endsWith(".xml");
+	}
+
 	public String asString() {
 		try {
 			return new String(asBytes(), this.charset);
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/ContentUtils.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/ContentUtils.groovy
index 91a527cb5d..3e84955348 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/ContentUtils.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/ContentUtils.groovy
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import static org.apache.commons.text.StringEscapeUtils.unescapeXml
 import static org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.util.ContentType.DEFINED
 import static org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.util.ContentType.JSON
 import static org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.util.ContentType.UNKNOWN
+import static org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.util.ContentType.XML
 
 /**
  * A utility class that can operate on a message body basing on the provided Content Type.
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ class ContentUtils {
 		if (JSON == contentType) {
 			return extractValueForJSON(bodyAsValue, valueProvider)
 		}
-		if (contentType == ContentType.XML) {
+		if (contentType == XML) {
 			return extractValueForXML(bodyAsValue, valueProvider)
 		}
 		// else Brute force :(
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ class ContentUtils {
 				getXmlSlurperWithDefaultErrorHandler()
 						.parseText(
 						extractValueForXML(bodyAsValue, GET_STUB_SIDE).toString())
-				return ContentType.XML
+				return XML
 			}
 			catch (Exception ignored) {
 				extractValueForGString(bodyAsValue, GET_STUB_SIDE)
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ class ContentUtils {
 			try {
 				getXmlSlurperWithDefaultErrorHandler()
 						.parseText(bodyAsValue)
-				return ContentType.XML
+				return XML
 			}
 			catch (Exception ignored) {
 				return UNKNOWN
@@ -415,7 +416,7 @@ class ContentUtils {
 			return JSON
 		}
 		if (content?.contains("xml")) {
-			return ContentType.XML
+			return XML
 		}
 		if (content?.contains("text")) {
 			return ContentType.TEXT
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@ class ContentUtils {
 		switch (contentType) {
 			case JSON:
 				return MatchingStrategy.Type.EQUAL_TO_JSON
-			case ContentType.XML:
+			case XML:
 				return MatchingStrategy.Type.EQUAL_TO_XML
 		}
 		return MatchingStrategy.Type.EQUAL_TO
@@ -457,7 +458,7 @@ class ContentUtils {
 			return JSON
 		}
 		if (isXmlType(gstring)) {
-			return ContentType.XML
+			return XML
 		}
 		return UNKNOWN
 	}
@@ -481,7 +482,7 @@ class ContentUtils {
 		}
 		catch (Exception ignored) {
 			if (isXmlType("$string")) {
-				return ContentType.XML
+				return XML
 			}
 			return UNKNOWN
 		}
@@ -492,6 +493,15 @@ class ContentUtils {
 	}
 
 	static ContentType recognizeContentTypeFromContent(Object object) {
+		if (object instanceof FromFileProperty) {
+			FromFileProperty property = (FromFileProperty) object;
+			if (property.isJson()) {
+				return JSON
+			} else if (property.isXml()) {
+				return XML
+			}
+			object = object.isByte() ? object.asBytes() : object.asString()
+		}
 		if (object instanceof GString) {
 			return recognizeContentTypeFromContent((GString) object)
 		}
@@ -556,7 +566,7 @@ class ContentUtils {
 	static ContentType recognizeContentTypeFromMatchingStrategy(MatchingStrategy.Type type) {
 		switch (type) {
 			case MatchingStrategy.Type.EQUAL_TO_XML:
-				return ContentType.XML
+				return XML
 			case MatchingStrategy.Type.EQUAL_TO_JSON:
 				return JSON
 		}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderWithMatchersSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderWithMatchersSpec.groovy
index 07eb8557ea..d04d447ab9 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderWithMatchersSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderWithMatchersSpec.groovy
@@ -744,4 +744,47 @@ class MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderWithMatchersSpec extends Specification implements
 				properties.testMode = TestMode.WEBTESTCLIENT
 			}
 	}
+
+	@Issue('#880')
+	def 'should not generate a null statement when there is no content type in the response [#methodBuilderName]'() {
+		given:
+			Contract contractDsl = Contract.make {
+				description 'Should return 200'
+				request {
+					method POST()
+					url("/get")
+					headers {
+						contentType("application/json;charset=UTF-8")
+					}
+				}
+				response {
+					status OK()
+					body(file("getBody.json"))
+				}
+			}
+			methodBuilder()
+		when:
+			String test = singleTestGenerator(contractDsl)
+			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompileWithoutCompileStatic(methodBuilderName, test)
+		then:
+			!test.contains('null')
+			test.contains('''.array("['array']")''')
+		where:
+			methodBuilderName | methodBuilder
+			"spock"           | { properties.testFramework = TestFramework.SPOCK }
+			"testng"          | { properties.testFramework = TestFramework.TESTNG }
+			"mockmvc"         | { properties.testMode = TestMode.MOCKMVC }
+			"jaxrs-spock"     | {
+				properties.testFramework = TestFramework.SPOCK;
+				properties.testMode = TestMode.JAXRSCLIENT
+			}
+			"jaxrs"           | {
+				properties.testFramework = TestFramework.JUNIT;
+				properties.testMode = TestMode.JAXRSCLIENT
+			}
+			"webclient"       | {
+				properties.testMode = TestMode.WEBTESTCLIENT
+			}
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/resources/getBody.json b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/resources/getBody.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..faf8d9b132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/resources/getBody.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[
+  {
+    "array": [
+      "a",
+      "b"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "array": [
+      "a",
+      "b"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "array": []
+  }
+]
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