diff --git a/src/code/V3ServerAPICalls.cs b/src/code/V3ServerAPICalls.cs
index 8f5297ecc..a72eb51f3 100644
--- a/src/code/V3ServerAPICalls.cs
+++ b/src/code/V3ServerAPICalls.cs
@@ -1622,9 +1622,11 @@ private HttpContent HttpRequestCallForContent(string requestUrlV3, out ErrorReco
                     "HttpRequestCallForContentFailure",
                     ErrorCategory.InvalidResult,
                     this);
+
+                return null;
             }
 
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(content.ToString()))
+            if (content == null || string.IsNullOrEmpty(content.ToString()))
             {
                 _cmdletPassedIn.WriteDebug("Response is empty");
             }