diff --git a/laravel/validator.php b/laravel/validator.php
index d74ccf46..4d6d1683 100644
--- a/laravel/validator.php
+++ b/laravel/validator.php
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ class Validator {
 		// "max:3" specifies that the value may only be 3 characters long.
 		if (($colon = strpos($rule, ':')) !== false)
 		{
-			$parameters = explode(',', substr($rule, $colon + 1));
+			$parameters = str_getcsv(substr($rule, $colon + 1));
 		}
 
 		return array(is_numeric($colon) ? substr($rule, 0, $colon) : $rule, $parameters);