diff --git a/scripts/commands/generic/requestCoreSample.groovy b/scripts/commands/generic/requestCoreSample.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6613496e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/commands/generic/requestCoreSample.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import resources.objects.SWGObject
+import resources.player.Player
+import services.galaxy.GalacticManager
+import com.projectswg.common.debug.Log
+import services.crafting.resource.galactic.storage.GalacticResourceContainer
+import intents.crafting.survey.SampleResourceIntent
+import intents.chat.ChatBroadcastIntent
+
+static def execute(GalacticManager galacticManager, Player player, SWGObject target, String args) {
+	def resource = GalacticResourceContainer.getContainer().getGalacticResourceByName(args)
+	if (resource == null) {
+		new ChatBroadcastIntent(player, "Unknown resource: " + args).broadcast()
+		return
+	}
+	new SampleResourceIntent(player.getCreatureObject(), resource).broadcast()
+}
diff --git a/scripts/commands/generic/requestSurvey.groovy b/scripts/commands/generic/requestSurvey.groovy
index 3aa78c6f1..67cd88791 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/generic/requestSurvey.groovy
+++ b/scripts/commands/generic/requestSurvey.groovy
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import intents.chat.ChatBroadcastIntent
 
 static def execute(GalacticManager galacticManager, Player player, SWGObject target, String args) {
 	def resource = GalacticResourceContainer.getContainer().getGalacticResourceByName(args)
+	if (resource == null) {
+		new ChatBroadcastIntent(player, "Unknown resource: " + args).broadcast()
+		return
+	}
 	if (player.getCreatureObject().hasAbility("admin")) {
 		def spawns = GalacticResourceContainer.getContainer().getTerrainResourceSpawns(resource, player.getCreatureObject().getTerrain());
 		for (int i = 0; i < spawns.size(); i++) {