diff --git a/slackbot/__init__.py b/slackbot/__init__.py
index ff83e31..bfa88ba 100644
--- a/slackbot/__init__.py
+++ b/slackbot/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from functools import lru_cache
 
-__version__ = "0.1.7"
+__version__ = "0.1.8"
 
 
 @lru_cache
diff --git a/slackbot/management/commands/run_bot.py b/slackbot/management/commands/run_bot.py
index cae007f..c0d569a 100644
--- a/slackbot/management/commands/run_bot.py
+++ b/slackbot/management/commands/run_bot.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def process(self, client: SocketModeClient, req: SocketModeRequest):
 
             event = req.payload["event"]
 
-            if event["type"] == "message" and event.get("subtype") is None:
+            if event["type"] == "message" and (event.get("subtype") is None or event.get("subtype") == "file_share") :
                 return self.handle_message(**req.payload)
 
     def process_reaction(self, client: SocketModeClient, req: SocketModeRequest):