diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JUnitMethodBodyBuilder.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JUnitMethodBodyBuilder.groovy
index e341c4249d..0079442d2d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JUnitMethodBodyBuilder.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JUnitMethodBodyBuilder.groovy
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ abstract class JUnitMethodBodyBuilder extends RequestProcessingMethodBodyBuilder
 		return buildEscapedMatchesMethod(headerValue) + ";"
 	}
 
-	private String buildEscapedMatchesMethod(Pattern headerValue) {
-		String escapedHeader = convertUnicodeEscapesIfRequired("$headerValue")
+	private String buildEscapedMatchesMethod(Pattern escapedValue) {
+		String escapedHeader = convertUnicodeEscapesIfRequired("$escapedValue")
 		return createMatchesMethod(escapedHeader)
 	}
 
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 667bb2b356..feda50f68d 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
@@ -324,12 +324,16 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 			addColonIfRequired(bb)
 			// TODO xml validation
 		} else {
-			bb.addLine(getSimpleResponseBodyString(getResponseAsString()))
-			processText(bb, "", convertedResponseBody)
-			addColonIfRequired(bb)
+			simpleTextResponseBodyCheck(bb, convertedResponseBody)
 		}
 	}
 
+	private void simpleTextResponseBodyCheck(BlockBuilder bb, convertedResponseBody) {
+		bb.addLine(getSimpleResponseBodyString(getResponseAsString()))
+		processText(bb, "", convertedResponseBody)
+		addColonIfRequired(bb)
+	}
+
 	private void addJsonResponseBodyCheck(BlockBuilder bb, convertedResponseBody, BodyMatchers bodyMatchers) {
 		appendJsonPath(bb, getResponseAsString())
 		Object copiedBody = cloneBody(convertedResponseBody)
@@ -363,6 +367,9 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if (!(convertedResponseBody instanceof Map || convertedResponseBody instanceof List)) {
+			simpleTextResponseBodyCheck(bb, convertedResponseBody)
+		}
 		processBodyElement(bb, "", "", convertedResponseBody)
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/RestAssuredJUnitMethodBodyBuilder.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/RestAssuredJUnitMethodBodyBuilder.groovy
index c37fe36681..f8efde8959 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/RestAssuredJUnitMethodBodyBuilder.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/RestAssuredJUnitMethodBodyBuilder.groovy
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class RestAssuredJUnitMethodBodyBuilder extends JUnitMethodBodyBuilder {
 
 	@Override
 	protected String getResponseBodyPropertyComparisonString(String property, Pattern value) {
-		return null
+		return """assertThat(responseBody).${createHeaderComparison(value)}"""
 	}
 
 	@Override
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 98cfa5cc69..4213d1ff18 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
@@ -283,10 +283,10 @@ class ContentUtils {
 
 	static ContentType recognizeContentTypeFromHeader(Headers headers) {
 		String content = headers?.entries.find { it.name == "Content-Type" } ?.clientValue?.toString()
-		if (content?.endsWith("json")) {
+		if (content?.contains("json")) {
 			return ContentType.JSON
 		}
-		if (content?.endsWith("xml")) {
+		if (content?.contains("xml")) {
 			return ContentType.XML
 		}
 		if (content?.contains("text")) {
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 d6367594ef..7e701ce988 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
@@ -2096,7 +2096,7 @@ DocumentContext parsedJson = JsonPath.parse(json);
 	}
 
 	@Issue('#172')
-		def "should resolve plain text properly via headers"() {
+	def "should resolve plain text properly via headers"() {
 		given:
 		Contract contractDsl = Contract.make {
 				request {
@@ -2128,6 +2128,41 @@ DocumentContext parsedJson = JsonPath.parse(json);
 			"MockMvcJUnitMethodBuilder" | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }                  | '''assertThat(responseBody).isEqualTo("{\\"a\\":1}\\n{\\"a\\":2}'''
 	}
 
+	@Issue('#443')
+	def "should resolve plain text that happens to be a valid json for [#methodBuilderName]"() {
+		given:
+			Contract contractDsl = Contract.make {
+				request {
+					method 'GET'
+					url '/foo'
+				}
+				response {
+					status 200
+					headers {
+						contentType(applicationJsonUtf8())
+					}
+					body(
+							value(client('true'), server(regex("true|false")))
+					)
+				}
+			}
+			MethodBodyBuilder builder = methodBuilder(contractDsl)
+			BlockBuilder blockBuilder = new BlockBuilder(" ")
+		when:
+			builder.appendTo(blockBuilder)
+			def test = blockBuilder.toString()
+		then:
+			testAssertion(test)
+		and:
+			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompile(methodBuilderName, blockBuilder.toString())
+		where:
+			methodBuilderName                                    | methodBuilder                                                                               | testAssertion
+			"MockMvcSpockMethodBuilder"                          | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }     | { String testContents -> testContents.contains("""responseBody ==~ java.util.regex.Pattern.compile('true|false')""") }
+			"MockMvcJUnitMethodBuilder"                          | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }                      | { String testContents -> testContents.contains("""assertThat(responseBody).matches("true|false");""") }
+			"JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder" | { Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) } | { String testContents -> testContents.contains("""responseBody ==~ java.util.regex.Pattern.compile('true|false')""") }
+			"JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder"                  | { Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }                  | { String testContents -> testContents.contains("""assertThat(responseBody).matches("true|false");""") }
+	}
+
 	@Issue('#169')
 	def "should escape quotes properly using [#methodBuilderName]"() {
 		given: