diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/CreatePaymentAPIRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/CreatePaymentAPIRequest.php
index 5c58050e3e38..4a43bf368b2b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/CreatePaymentAPIRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/CreatePaymentAPIRequest.php
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 <?php namespace App\Http\Requests;
 
-use App\Libraries\Utils;
 use App\Models\Invoice;
-use Illuminate\Http\Request as InputRequest;
-use Response;
+
 
 
 class CreatePaymentAPIRequest extends PaymentRequest
@@ -14,10 +12,7 @@ class CreatePaymentAPIRequest extends PaymentRequest
      * @return bool
      */
 
-    public function __construct(InputRequest $req)
-    {
-        $this->req = $req;
-    }
+
 
     public function authorize()
     {
@@ -60,22 +55,5 @@ class CreatePaymentAPIRequest extends PaymentRequest
     }
 
 
-    public function response(array $errors)
-    {
-        /* If the user is not validating from a mobile app - pass through parent::response */
-        if(!isset($this->req->api_secret))
-            return parent::response($errors);
 
-        /* If the user is validating from a mobile app - pass through first error string and return error */
-        foreach($errors as $error) {
-            foreach ($error as $key => $value) {
-
-                $message['error'] = ['message'=>$value];
-                $message = json_encode($message, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
-                $headers = Utils::getApiHeaders();
-
-                return Response::make($message, 400, $headers);
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Request.php b/app/Http/Requests/Request.php
index 9874a8f50384..7825ca586e68 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Request.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Request.php
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <?php namespace App\Http\Requests;
 
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request as InputRequest;
+use Response;
+use App\Libraries\Utils;
 
 // https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/general-discussion/laravel-5-modify-input-before-validation/replies/34366
 abstract class Request extends FormRequest {
@@ -8,6 +11,11 @@ abstract class Request extends FormRequest {
     // populate in subclass to auto load record
     protected $autoload = [];
 
+    public function __construct(InputRequest $req)
+    {
+        $this->req = $req;
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Validate the input.
      *
@@ -48,4 +56,23 @@ abstract class Request extends FormRequest {
 
         return $this->all();
     }
+
+    public function response(array $errors)
+    {
+        /* If the user is not validating from a mobile app - pass through parent::response */
+        if(!isset($this->req->api_secret))
+            return parent::response($errors);
+
+        /* If the user is validating from a mobile app - pass through first error string and return error */
+        foreach($errors as $error) {
+            foreach ($error as $key => $value) {
+
+                $message['error'] = ['message'=>$value];
+                $message = json_encode($message, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
+                $headers = Utils::getApiHeaders();
+
+                return Response::make($message, 400, $headers);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }