diff --git a/artisan b/artisan
index 8e04b42240f..c35e31d6a29 100755
--- a/artisan
+++ b/artisan
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env php
 <?php
 
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Application;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput;
 
 define('LARAVEL_START', microtime(true));
@@ -9,7 +10,9 @@ define('LARAVEL_START', microtime(true));
 require __DIR__.'/vendor/autoload.php';
 
 // Bootstrap Laravel and handle the command...
-$status = (require_once __DIR__.'/bootstrap/app.php')
-    ->handleCommand(new ArgvInput);
+/** @var Application $app */
+$app = require_once __DIR__.'/bootstrap/app.php';
+
+$status = $app->handleCommand(new ArgvInput);
 
 exit($status);
diff --git a/public/index.php b/public/index.php
index 947d98963f0..ee8f07e9938 100644
--- a/public/index.php
+++ b/public/index.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Application;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
 define('LARAVEL_START', microtime(true));
@@ -13,5 +14,7 @@
 require __DIR__.'/../vendor/autoload.php';
 
 // Bootstrap Laravel and handle the request...
-(require_once __DIR__.'/../bootstrap/app.php')
-    ->handleRequest(Request::capture());
+/** @var Application $app */
+$app = require_once __DIR__.'/../bootstrap/app.php';
+
+$app->handleRequest(Request::capture());