diff --git a/app/Exceptions/Handler.php b/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
index 5a1c14e0a54..46951ba77c4 100644
--- a/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
+++ b/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public function render($request, Exception $e)
         } else {
             $message = $this->exceptionMessage($e);
 
-            if ($request->ajax()) {
+            if ($request->expectsJson()) {
                 $response = response(['error' => $message]);
             } else {
                 $response = response()->view('layout.error', ['exceptionMessage' => $message]);