diff --git a/lib/src/message_input.dart b/lib/src/message_input.dart
index 93edfb8b..a95144f4 100644
--- a/lib/src/message_input.dart
+++ b/lib/src/message_input.dart
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ class _MessageInputState extends State<MessageInput> {
 
     String url;
 
-    if (type == FileType.IMAGE) {
+    if (type == FileType.image) {
       final res = await channel.sendImage(
         MultipartFile.fromBytes(
           bytes,
diff --git a/lib/src/message_widget.dart b/lib/src/message_widget.dart
index 57d3e2e4..1e152e72 100644
--- a/lib/src/message_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/src/message_widget.dart
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class _MessageWidgetState extends State<MessageWidget>
     final alignment =
         _isMyMessage ? Alignment.centerRight : Alignment.centerLeft;
 
-    var row = <Widget>[
+    var row = List<Widget>.from([
       Column(
         crossAxisAlignment:
             _isMyMessage ? CrossAxisAlignment.end : CrossAxisAlignment.start,