From f9a6712403f7233d324a97453e5e7802a07f5b40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shannon Deminick <sdeminick@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 09:44:21 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Fixes a bug where the ValueSetValidator is null which will
 cause a NullReferenceException.

Fixes a bug where the ValueSetValidator is null which will cause a NullReferenceException.
---
 src/Umbraco.Examine.Lucene/UmbracoContentIndex.cs | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Examine.Lucene/UmbracoContentIndex.cs b/src/Umbraco.Examine.Lucene/UmbracoContentIndex.cs
index f4f333f0ad..eedbbf8e22 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Examine.Lucene/UmbracoContentIndex.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Examine.Lucene/UmbracoContentIndex.cs
@@ -70,9 +70,13 @@ public class UmbracoContentIndex : UmbracoExamineIndex, IUmbracoContentIndex
                 return ValueSetValidationStatus.Failed;
             }
 
-            ValueSetValidationResult validationResult = ValueSetValidator.Validate(v);
+            if (ValueSetValidator is not null)
+            {
+                ValueSetValidationResult validationResult = ValueSetValidator.Validate(v);
+                return validationResult.Status;
+            }
 
-            return validationResult.Status;
+            return ValueSetValidationStatus.Valid;
         }).ToArray();
 
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