diff --git a/app/common/network.js b/app/common/network.js
index 4fdda7e94b..45d7164ece 100644
--- a/app/common/network.js
+++ b/app/common/network.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export function _buildRequestConfig (renderedRequest, patch = {}) {
       }
     }
     config.formData = formData;
-  } else if (renderedRequest.body.mimeType === CONTENT_TYPE_FILE) {
+  } else if (renderedRequest.body.fileName) {
     config.body = fs.readFileSync(renderedRequest.body.fileName);
   } else {
     config.body = renderedRequest.body.text || '';
diff --git a/app/ui/components/base/Modal.js b/app/ui/components/base/Modal.js
index cc83548d60..f674a16320 100644
--- a/app/ui/components/base/Modal.js
+++ b/app/ui/components/base/Modal.js
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ class Modal extends Component {
     }
   }
 
+  isShown () {
+    return this.state.open;
+  }
+
   show () {
     this.setState({open: true, zIndex: globalZIndex++});