diff --git a/src/Fields/File.php b/src/Fields/File.php
index d0f8d3b6..fd3ba1cc 100644
--- a/src/Fields/File.php
+++ b/src/Fields/File.php
@@ -198,10 +198,7 @@ public function persist(Request $request, Model $model, mixed $value): void
                 return $this->store($request, $model, $file)['value'];
             }, $files);
 
-            $value = array_replace(
-                (array) $value,
-                $this->mergePivotValues($ids)
-            );
+            $value += $this->mergePivotValues($ids);
 
             $this->resolveHydrate($request, $model, $value);