app/Exceptions/Handler.php

Handler.php

<?php

namespace App\Exceptions;

use Exception;
use Illuminate\Support\ViewErrorBag;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Exceptions\Handler as ExceptionHandler;

class Handler extends ExceptionHandler
{

    // ...

    /**
     * Prepare a response for the given exception.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  \Exception $e
     * @return \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response
     */
    protected function prepareResponse($request, Exception $e)
    {
        if (view()->exists($view = "errors.{$e->getStatusCode()}")) {
            return response()->view($view, [
                'errors' => new ViewErrorBag,
                'exception' => $e,
            ], $e->getStatusCode(), $e->getHeaders());
        }

        if (view()->exists($view = 'errors.default')) { // you can also add `&& config('app.env') !== 'local'` for this behavior to only happen in production
            return response()->view($view, [
                'errors' => new ViewErrorBag,
                'exception' => $e,
            ], $e->getStatusCode(), $e->getHeaders());
        }

        return parent::prepareResponse($request, Exception $e);
    }
}