diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.validation/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/validation/instance/type/ValueSetValidator.java b/org.hl7.fhir.validation/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/validation/instance/type/ValueSetValidator.java
index f5d570598..00477aceb 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.validation/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/validation/instance/type/ValueSetValidator.java
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.validation/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/validation/instance/type/ValueSetValidator.java
@@ -296,18 +296,22 @@ public class ValueSetValidator extends BaseValidator {
         cs = context.findTxResource(CodeSystem.class, system, version);
       }
       if (cs != null) { // if it's null, we can't analyse this
-        switch (cs.getContent()) {
-        case EXAMPLE:
-          warning(errors, "2024-03-06", IssueType.INVALID, stack, false, version == null ? I18nConstants.VALUESET_INCLUDE_CS_CONTENT : I18nConstants.VALUESET_INCLUDE_CSVER_CONTENT, system, cs.getContent().toCode(), version);             
-          break;
-        case FRAGMENT:
-          hint(errors, "2024-03-06", IssueType.INVALID, stack, false, version == null ? I18nConstants.VALUESET_INCLUDE_CS_CONTENT : I18nConstants.VALUESET_INCLUDE_CSVER_CONTENT, system, cs.getContent().toCode(), version);             
-          break;
-        case SUPPLEMENT:
-          ok = rule(errors, "2024-03-06", IssueType.INVALID, stack, false, version == null ? I18nConstants.VALUESET_INCLUDE_CS_SUPPLEMENT : I18nConstants.VALUESET_INCLUDE_CSVER_SUPPLEMENT, system, cs.getSupplements(), version) && ok;             
-          break;
-        default:
-          break;
+        if (cs.getContent() == null) {
+          warning(errors, "2024-03-06", IssueType.INVALID, stack, false, version == null ? I18nConstants.VALUESET_INCLUDE_CS_CONTENT : I18nConstants.VALUESET_INCLUDE_CSVER_CONTENT, system, "null", version);             
+        } else {
+          switch (cs.getContent()) {
+          case EXAMPLE:
+            warning(errors, "2024-03-06", IssueType.INVALID, stack, false, version == null ? I18nConstants.VALUESET_INCLUDE_CS_CONTENT : I18nConstants.VALUESET_INCLUDE_CSVER_CONTENT, system, cs.getContent().toCode(), version);             
+            break;
+          case FRAGMENT:
+            hint(errors, "2024-03-06", IssueType.INVALID, stack, false, version == null ? I18nConstants.VALUESET_INCLUDE_CS_CONTENT : I18nConstants.VALUESET_INCLUDE_CSVER_CONTENT, system, cs.getContent().toCode(), version);             
+            break;
+          case SUPPLEMENT:
+            ok = rule(errors, "2024-03-06", IssueType.INVALID, stack, false, version == null ? I18nConstants.VALUESET_INCLUDE_CS_SUPPLEMENT : I18nConstants.VALUESET_INCLUDE_CSVER_SUPPLEMENT, system, cs.getSupplements(), version) && ok;             
+            break;
+          default:
+            break;
+          }
         }
       }