diff --git a/laravel/file.php b/laravel/file.php
index 8a4d6f24..afd4bd2e 100644
--- a/laravel/file.php
+++ b/laravel/file.php
@@ -167,7 +167,10 @@ public static function is($extensions, $path)
 		{
 			$mime = finfo_file(finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME_TYPE), $path);
 
-			if (isset($mimes[$extension]) and in_array((array) $mimes[$extension])) return true;
+			if (isset($mimes[$extension]) and in_array($mime, (array) $mimes[$extension]))
+			{
+				return true;
+			}
 		}
 
 		return false;
diff --git a/laravel/validator.php b/laravel/validator.php
index bf6259f3..57f57688 100644
--- a/laravel/validator.php
+++ b/laravel/validator.php
@@ -225,9 +225,7 @@ protected function validate_confirmed($attribute, $value)
 	{
 		$confirmed = $attribute.'_confirmation';
 
-		$confirmation = $this->attributes[$confirmed];
-
-		return array_key_exists($confirmed, $this->attributes) and $value == $confirmation;
+		return isset($this->attributes[$confirmed]) and $value == $this->attributes[$confirmed];
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -241,7 +239,7 @@ protected function validate_confirmed($attribute, $value)
 	 */
 	protected function validate_accepted($attribute, $value)
 	{
-		return $this->validate_required($attribute) and ($value == 'yes' or $value == '1');
+		return $this->validate_required($attribute, $value) and ($value == 'yes' or $value == '1');
 	}
 
 	/**