diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
index f01fad22d02..565249fa45f 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ public class DefaultCodegen {
           bodyParams.add(p.copy());
         }
         else if(param instanceof FormParameter) {
-          if("file".equals(p.dataType))
+          if("file".equalsIgnoreCase(p.dataType))
             p.isFile = true;
           else
             p.notFile = true;