diff --git a/laravel/validator.php b/laravel/validator.php
index 08668d75..7937ec38 100644
--- a/laravel/validator.php
+++ b/laravel/validator.php
@@ -427,7 +427,9 @@ protected function validate_unique($attribute, $value, $parameters)
 		// fine for the given ID to exist in the table.
 		if (isset($parameters[2]))
 		{
-			$query->where($attribute, '<>', $parameters[2]);
+			$id = (isset($parameters[3])) ? $parameters[3] : 'id';
+
+			$query->where($id, '<>', $parameters[2]);
 		}
 
 		return $query->count() == 0;