[197637] contenttype fix
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.modulecore/modulecore-src/org/eclipse/wst/common/componentcore/ArtifactEdit.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.modulecore/modulecore-src/org/eclipse/wst/common/componentcore/ArtifactEdit.java
index 5a13db8..b9e5e6a 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.modulecore/modulecore-src/org/eclipse/wst/common/componentcore/ArtifactEdit.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.wst.common.modulecore/modulecore-src/org/eclipse/wst/common/componentcore/ArtifactEdit.java
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid component handle: " + aProject);
 		
 		URI componentURI = null;
-		if (forCreate)
+		if (forCreate && getContentTypeDescriber() != null)
 			componentURI = ModuleURIUtil.fullyQualifyURI(aProject,getContentTypeDescriber());
 		else
 			componentURI = ModuleURIUtil.fullyQualifyURI(aProject);