diff --git a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/A.cs b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/A.cs
index 51bbc280e3c..12f5d74d5a2 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/A.cs
+++ b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/A.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class A
     public void Lock()
     {
         object synchronizedAlways = null;
-        lock (synchronizedAlways) // BAD (always)
+        lock (synchronizedAlways) // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
         {
             synchronizedAlways.GetHashCode(); // GOOD
         }
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class A
     public void ArrayAssignTest()
     {
         int[] arrayNull = null;
-        arrayNull[0] = 10; // BAD (always)
+        arrayNull[0] = 10; // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
 
         int[] arrayOk;
         arrayOk = new int[10];
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ class A
         object methodAccess = null;
         object methodCall = null;
 
-        Console.WriteLine(arrayAccess[1]); // BAD (always)
-        Console.WriteLine(fieldAccess.Length); // BAD (always)
-        Func<String> tmp = methodAccess.ToString; // BAD (always)
-        Console.WriteLine(methodCall.ToString()); // BAD (always)
+        Console.WriteLine(arrayAccess[1]); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
+        Console.WriteLine(fieldAccess.Length); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
+        Func<String> tmp = methodAccess.ToString; // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
+        Console.WriteLine(methodCall.ToString()); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
 
         Console.WriteLine(arrayAccess[1]); // GOOD
         Console.WriteLine(fieldAccess.Length); // GOOD
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class A
 
         object varRef = null;
         TestMethod2(ref varRef);
-        varRef.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+        varRef.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
 
         varRef = null;
         TestMethod3(ref varRef);
diff --git a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/Assert.cs b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/Assert.cs
index 0236977aa39..86a99708a1f 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/Assert.cs
+++ b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/Assert.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class AssertTests
 
         s = b ? null : "";
         Assert.IsNull(s);
-        Console.WriteLine(s.Length); // BAD (always)
+        Console.WriteLine(s.Length); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
 
         s = b ? null : "";
         Assert.IsNotNull(s);
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class AssertTests
 
         s = b ? null : "";
         Assert.IsTrue(s == null);
-        Console.WriteLine(s.Length); // BAD (always)
+        Console.WriteLine(s.Length); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
 
         s = b ? null : "";
         Assert.IsTrue(s != null);
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class AssertTests
 
         s = b ? null : "";
         Assert.IsFalse(s != null);
-        Console.WriteLine(s.Length); // BAD (always)
+        Console.WriteLine(s.Length); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
 
         s = b ? null : "";
         Assert.IsFalse(s == null);
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ class AssertTests
 
         s = b ? null : "";
         Assert.IsTrue(s == null && b);
-        Console.WriteLine(s.Length); // BAD (always)
+        Console.WriteLine(s.Length); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
 
         s = b ? null : "";
         Assert.IsFalse(s != null || !b);
-        Console.WriteLine(s.Length); // BAD (always)
+        Console.WriteLine(s.Length); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
     }
 }
diff --git a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/B.cs b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/B.cs
index 76ebb6ffd8e..946bacecefb 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/B.cs
+++ b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/B.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class B
         B neqCallAlways = null;
 
         if (eqCallAlways == null)
-            eqCallAlways.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+            eqCallAlways.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
 
         if (b2 != null)
             b2.ToString(); // GOOD
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class B
 
         if (neqCallAlways != null) { }
         else
-            neqCallAlways.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+            neqCallAlways.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
     }
 
     public static bool operator ==(B b1, B b2)
diff --git a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/C.cs b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/C.cs
index 805d9e2cae4..1375120ed5d 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/C.cs
+++ b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/C.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public class C
 
         if (!(o != null))
         {
-            o.GetHashCode(); // BAD (always)
+            o.GetHashCode(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
         }
     }
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class C
     {
         var s = Maybe() ? null : "";
         Debug.Assert(s == null);
-        s.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+        s.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
 
         s = Maybe() ? null : "";
         Debug.Assert(s != null);
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ public class C
     {
         var o1 = new object();
         AssertNull(o1);
-        o1.ToString(); // BAD (always) (false negative)
+        o1.ToString(); // $ MISSING: Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
 
         var o2 = Maybe() ? null : "";
         Assert.IsNull(o2);
-        o2.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+        o2.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
     }
 
     public void AssertNotNullTest()
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public class C
         s = null;
         do
         {
-            s.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+            s.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
             s = null;
         }
         while (s != null);
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public class C
         s = null;
         do
         {
-            s.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+            s.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
         }
         while (s != null);
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public class C
         s = null;
         while (b)
         {
-            s.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+            s.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
             s = null;
         }
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public class C
         }
 
         if (s == null)
-            s.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+            s.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
 
         s = "";
         if (s != null && s.Length % 2 == 0)
@@ -230,11 +230,11 @@ public class C
         {
             s.ToString(); // GOOD
         }
-        s.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+        s.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
 
         for (s = null; s == null; s = null)
         {
-            s.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+            s.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
         }
 
         for (s = ""; ; s = null)
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public class C
     public void ArrayAssignTest()
     {
         int[] a = null;
-        a[0] = 10; // BAD (always)
+        a[0] = 10; // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
 
         a = new int[10];
         a[0] = 42; // GOOD
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ public class C
         int[] ia = null;
         string[] sa = null;
 
-        ia[1] = 0; // BAD (always)
-        var temp = sa.Length; // BAD (always)
+        ia[1] = 0; // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
+        var temp = sa.Length; // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
 
         ia[1] = 0; // BAD (always), but not first
         temp = sa.Length; // BAD (always), but not first
diff --git a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/D.cs b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/D.cs
index 40419b7f577..cb3df3b3bf2 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/D.cs
+++ b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/D.cs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class D
         var x = b ? null : "abc";
         x = x == null ? "" : x;
         if (x == null)
-            x.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+            x.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
         else
             x.ToString(); // GOOD
     }
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public class D
     {
         var o = new Object();
         if (o == null)
-            o.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+            o.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
         o.ToString(); // GOOD
 
         try
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public class D
         catch (Exception e)
         {
             if (e == null)
-                e.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+                e.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
             e.ToString(); // GOOD
         }
 
@@ -214,12 +214,12 @@ public class D
 
         var o3 = "abc";
         if (o3 == null)
-            o3.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+            o3.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
         o3.ToString(); // GOOD
 
         var o4 = "" + null;
         if (o4 == null)
-            o4.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+            o4.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
         o4.ToString(); // GOOD
     }
 
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ public class D
         if (ioe != null)
             ioe = e;
         else
-            ioe.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+            ioe.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
     }
 
     public void LengthGuard2(int[] a, int[] b)
diff --git a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/E.cs b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/E.cs
index ec1fa161392..3dde8d97fba 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/E.cs
+++ b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/E.cs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public class E
     {
         if (s is string)
             return s.Length;
-        return s.GetHashCode(); // BAD (always)
+        return s.GetHashCode(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
     }
 
     public void Ex15(bool b)
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public class E
             x = null;
         x.ToString(); // BAD (maybe)
         if (b)
-            x.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+            x.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
     }
 
     public void Ex16(bool b)
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public class E
         if (b)
             x = null;
         if (b)
-            x.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+            x.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
         x.ToString(); // BAD (maybe)
     }
 
@@ -320,15 +320,15 @@ public class E
     {
         if ((s1 ?? s2) is null)
         {
-            s1.ToString(); // BAD (always)
-            s2.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+            s1.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
+            s2.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
         }
     }
 
     static void Ex28()
     {
         var x = (string)null ?? null;
-        x.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+        x.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
     }
 
     static void Ex29(string s)
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ public class E
     {
         int? i = null;
         i ??= null;
-        return i.Value; // BAD (always)
+        return i.Value; // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
     }
 
     int Ex41()
@@ -436,12 +436,12 @@ public class E
     {
         if (s is null)
         {
-            s.ToString(); // BAD (always)
+            s.ToString(); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
         }
 
         if (s is not not null)
         {
-            s.ToString(); // BAD (always) (FALSE NEGATIVE)
+            s.ToString(); // $ MISSING: Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
         }
 
         if (s is not null)
diff --git a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/Forwarding.cs b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/Forwarding.cs
index fc7b69da490..122c5036567 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/Forwarding.cs
+++ b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/Forwarding.cs
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ class ForwardingTests
 
         if (IsNotNullWrong(s))
         {
-            Console.WriteLine(s.Length); // BAD (always)
+            Console.WriteLine(s.Length); // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
         }
 
         AssertIsNotNull(s);
-        Console.WriteLine(s.Length); // GOOD (false positive)
+        Console.WriteLine(s.Length); // $ SPURIOUS (false positive): Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
     }
 
     bool IsNotNull(object o)
diff --git a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/NullAlways.qlref b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/NullAlways.qlref
index 16785ed3e7a..9f937e60952 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/NullAlways.qlref
+++ b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/NullAlways.qlref
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-CSI/NullAlways.ql
+query: CSI/NullAlways.ql
+postprocess: utils/test/InlineExpectationsTestQuery.ql
diff --git a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/NullAlwaysBad.cs b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/NullAlwaysBad.cs
index 6f0d486f1c7..107a4f3381e 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/NullAlwaysBad.cs
+++ b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Nullness/NullAlwaysBad.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace NullAlways
     {
         void DoPrint(string s)
         {
-            if (s != null || s.Length > 0)
+            if (s != null || s.Length > 0) // $ Alert[cs/dereferenced-value-is-always-null]
                 Console.WriteLine(s);
         }
     }