diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
index 3da84bf9cb..8bf4cce37c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
@@ -1184,9 +1184,9 @@ World.'''"""
 						// `name` and `content`. You can also call `named("fileName", "fileContent")`
 						file: named(
 								// name of the file
-								name: $(c(regex('.+')), p('filename.csv')),
+								name: $(c(regex(nonEmpty())), p('filename.csv')),
 								// content of the file
-								content: $(c(regex('.+')), p('file content')))
+								content: $(c(regex(nonEmpty())), p('file content')))
 				)
 			}
 			response {
@@ -1235,9 +1235,9 @@ World.'''"""
 						// `name` and `content`. You can also call `named("fileName", "fileContent")`
 						file: named(
 								// name of the file
-								name: $(c(regex('.+')), p('filename.csv')),
+								name: $(c(regex(nonEmpty())), p('filename.csv')),
 								// content of the file
-								content: $(c(regex('.+')), p('file content')))
+								content: $(c(regex(nonEmpty())), p('file content')))
 				)
 			}
 			response {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/WireMockGroovyDslSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/WireMockGroovyDslSpec.groovy
index 9dba75e00e..13c6dd06fd 100755
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/WireMockGroovyDslSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/WireMockGroovyDslSpec.groovy
@@ -1517,9 +1517,9 @@ class WireMockGroovyDslSpec extends Specification implements WireMockStubVerifie
 							// a parameter name (e.g. file)
 							file: named(
 									// name of the file
-									name: $(c(regex('.+')), p('filename.csv')),
+									name: $(c(regex(nonEmpty())), p('filename.csv')),
 									// content of the file
-									content: $(c(regex('.+')), p('file content')))
+									content: $(c(regex(nonEmpty())), p('file content')))
 					)
 				}
 				response {