diff --git a/app/Evento.php b/app/Evento.php
index 2a99f54a28aa7904fa4234013ae6c9835a1576ed..8d3e9f83941053d9ca9ac87705ffd9529a835fd0 100755
--- a/app/Evento.php
+++ b/app/Evento.php
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class Evento extends Model
     'tipoAvaliacao'       => ['required'],
     'inicioSubmissao'     => ['required', 'date', 'after_or_equal:inicioSubmissao'],
     'fimSubmissao'        => ['required', 'date', 'after_or_equal:inicioSubmissao'],
-    'pdfEdital'           => [('pdfEditalPreenchido'!=='sim'?'required':''), 'file', 'mimes:pdf', 'max:2048'],
+    'pdfEdital'           => ['sometimes', 'required', 'file', 'mimes:pdf', 'max:2048'],
   ];
 
   public function endereco(){