diff --git a/src/runtime/server/api/highlight.ts b/src/runtime/server/api/highlight.ts
index 30f8543c7..29150dab0 100644
--- a/src/runtime/server/api/highlight.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/server/api/highlight.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,13 @@ const resolveTheme = (theme: string | Record<string, string>): Record<string, Th
  */
 const resolveBody = (body: Partial<HighlightParams>) => {
   // Assert body schema
-  if (typeof body.code !== 'string') { throw createError({ statusMessage: 'Bad Request', statusCode: 400, message: 'Missing code key.' }) }
+  if (typeof body.code !== 'string') {
+    // TODO: Maybe remove this hotfix?
+    // I could not reproduce the issue with local content, but it might happen when using `parseContent` or external content sources.
+    body.code = ''
+
+    // throw createError({ statusMessage: 'Bad Request', statusCode: 400, message: 'Missing code key.' })
+  }
 
   return {
     // Remove trailing carriage returns
diff --git a/src/runtime/server/storage.ts b/src/runtime/server/storage.ts
index d1b3d56bb..8f126e4a5 100644
--- a/src/runtime/server/storage.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/server/storage.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import { transformContent } from '../transformers'
 import type { ModuleOptions } from '../../module'
 import { getPreview, isPreview } from './preview'
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/named
+// @ts-ignore
 import { useNitroApp, useRuntimeConfig, useStorage } from '#imports'
+// @ts-ignore
 import { transformers as customTransformers } from '#content/virtual/transformers'
 
 interface ParseContentOptions {