From e08714d65a2f3ab503fd59061aa8ab2fc37e19a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Taylor Otwell <taylor@laravel.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 12:24:01 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] check for files

---
 src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php
index fca9b4d31f02..494c006d3229 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php
@@ -671,6 +671,10 @@ function request($key = null, $default = null)
             return app('request')->only($key);
         }
 
+        if (app('request')->hasFile($key)) {
+            return app('request')->file($key);
+        }
+
         return app('request')->input($key, $default);
     }
 }