diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/MessageBag.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/MessageBag.php
index 835870f65a53..6a49c5692624 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/MessageBag.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/MessageBag.php
@@ -236,18 +236,13 @@ public function unique($format = null)
      */
     protected function transform($messages, $format, $messageKey)
     {
-        $messages = (array) $messages;
-
-        // We will simply spin through the given messages and transform each one
-        // replacing the :message place holder with the real message allowing
-        // the messages to be easily formatted to each developer's desires.
-        $replace = [':message', ':key'];
-
-        foreach ($messages as &$message) {
-            $message = str_replace($replace, [$message, $messageKey], $format);
-        }
-
-        return $messages;
+        return collect((array) $messages)
+            ->map(function ($message) use ($format, $messageKey) {
+                // We will simply spin through the given messages and transform each one
+                // replacing the :message place holder with the real message allowing
+                // the messages to be easily formatted to each developer's desires.
+                return str_replace([':message', ':key'], [$message, $messageKey], $format);
+            })->all();
     }
 
     /**