diff --git a/src/Potter/Request/AbstractRequest.php b/src/Potter/Request/AbstractRequest.php
index 4f7de16..591da0d 100644
--- a/src/Potter/Request/AbstractRequest.php
+++ b/src/Potter/Request/AbstractRequest.php
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Potter\Request;
 
-abstract class AbstractRequest implements RequestInterface
+use \Illuminate\Http\Request as BaseRequest;
+
+abstract class AbstractRequest extends BaseRequest implements RequestInterface
 { }