diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
index 745920bef0..96c571c07c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 	 */
 	protected Object extractServerValueFromBody(bodyValue) {
 		if (bodyValue instanceof GString) {
-			bodyValue = extractValue(bodyValue, ContentType.from(MapConverter.getTestSideValues(this.contract.request.headers?.entries?.find {
+			bodyValue = extractValue(bodyValue, ContentType.from(MapConverter.getTestSideValues(this.contract.request?.headers?.entries?.find {
 				it.name.toLowerCase() == "Content-Type".toLowerCase()
 			}).toString()), GET_SERVER_VALUE)
 		} else {