diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
index 20a81ba..7de4a61 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
@@ -3239,8 +3239,8 @@
   assert_equal('AX234', res)
 
   if has('job')
-    assert_fails('"text"->substitute(".*", () => job_start(":"), "")', 'E908: using an invalid value as a String: job')
-    assert_fails('"text"->substitute(".*", () => job_start(":")->job_getchannel(), "")', 'E908: using an invalid value as a String: channel')
+    assert_fails('"text"->substitute(".*", () => test_null_job(), "")', 'E908: using an invalid value as a String: job')
+    assert_fails('"text"->substitute(".*", () => test_null_channel(), "")', 'E908: using an invalid value as a String: channel')
   endif
   CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(['substitute(1, "b", "1", "d")'], 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got number', 'E1174: String required for argument 1')
   CheckDefAndScriptFailure2(['substitute("a", 2, "1", "d")'], 'E1013: Argument 2: type mismatch, expected string but got number', 'E1174: String required for argument 2')
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 897e3fb..7f0d8c8 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -756,6 +756,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3242,
+/**/
     3241,
 /**/
     3240,