diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/lib/components/InferenceWidget/shared/helpers.ts b/packages/widgets/src/lib/components/InferenceWidget/shared/helpers.ts
index 6c1a2ca853..68fc384013 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/lib/components/InferenceWidget/shared/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/lib/components/InferenceWidget/shared/helpers.ts
@@ -124,8 +124,9 @@ export async function callInferenceApi<T>(
 		headers.set("X-Load-Model", "0");
 	}
 
-	const reqBody: File | string =
-		"file" in requestBody && requestBody["file"] instanceof File ? requestBody.file : JSON.stringify(requestBody);
+	// `File` is a subtype of `Blob`: therefore, checking for instanceof `Blob` also checks for instanceof `File`
+	const reqBody: Blob | string =
+		"file" in requestBody && requestBody["file"] instanceof Blob ? requestBody.file : JSON.stringify(requestBody);
 
 	const response = await fetch(`${url}/models/${repoId}`, {
 		method: "POST",