diff --git a/src/services/FileItem.js b/src/services/FileItem.js
index 01ceba7..49b177e 100644
--- a/src/services/FileItem.js
+++ b/src/services/FileItem.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export default function __identity($compile, FileLikeObject) {
                 isError: false,
                 progress: 0,
                 index: null,
-                _file: file,
+                _file: (file instanceof Blob) ? file : new Blob([file]),
                 _input: input
             });
 
@@ -250,4 +250,4 @@ export default function __identity($compile, FileLikeObject) {
 __identity.$inject = [
     '$compile',
     'FileLikeObject'
-];
\ No newline at end of file
+];