diff --git a/app/Helpers/Helper.php b/app/Helpers/Helper.php
index c2ccda6c84..800a2491d4 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Helper.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Helper.php
@@ -73,10 +73,14 @@ class Helper
      *
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v3.3]
-     * @return array
+     * @return string
      */
-    public static function defaultChartColors($index = 0)
+    public static function defaultChartColors(int $index = 0)
     {
+        if ($index < 0) {
+            $index = 0;
+        }
+
         $colors = [
             '#008941',
             '#FF4A46',
@@ -349,7 +353,19 @@ class Helper
         $total_colors = count($colors);
 
         if ($index >= $total_colors) {
-            $index = $index - $total_colors;
+
+            \Log::error('Status label count is '.$index.' and exceeds the allowed count of 266.');
+            //patch fix for array key overflow (color count starts at 1, array starts at 0)
+            $index = $index - $total_colors - 1;
+
+            //constraints to keep result in 0-265 range. This should never be needed, but if something happens
+            //to create this many status labels and it DOES happen, this will keep it from failing at least.
+            if($index < 0) {
+                $index = 0;
+            }
+            elseif($index >($total_colors - 1)) {
+                $index = $total_colors - 1;
+            }
         }
 
         return $colors[$index];
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
index 8a12d744ae..28d7906cd7 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
@@ -204,12 +204,8 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
         }
 
         if ($success) {
-            // Redirect to the asset listing page
-            $minutes = 518400;
-            // dd( $_POST['options']);
-            // Cookie::queue(Cookie::make('optional_info', json_decode($_POST['options']), $minutes));
             return redirect()->route('hardware.index')
-                ->with('success', trans('admin/hardware/message.create.success'));
+                ->with('success-unescaped', trans('admin/hardware/message.create.success_linked', ['link' => route('hardware.show', $asset->id), 'id', 'tag' => $asset->asset_tag]));
                
       
         }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Components/ComponentCheckinController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Components/ComponentCheckinController.php
index 49199aa6d2..9f4724e353 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Components/ComponentCheckinController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Components/ComponentCheckinController.php
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ class ComponentCheckinController extends Controller
             $asset = Asset::find($component_assets->asset_id);
 
             event(new CheckoutableCheckedIn($component, $asset, Auth::user(), $request->input('note'), Carbon::now()));
-            if($backto == 'asset'){
-                return redirect()->route('hardware.view', $asset->id)->with('success',
+            if ($backto == 'asset'){
+                return redirect()->route('hardware.show', $asset->id)->with('success',
                     trans('admin/components/message.checkin.success'));
             }
 
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/admin/hardware/message.php b/resources/lang/en/admin/hardware/message.php
index 04be92a754..056692998e 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/admin/hardware/message.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/admin/hardware/message.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ return [
     'create' => [
         'error'   		=> 'Asset was not created, please try again. :(',
         'success' 		=> 'Asset created successfully. :)',
+        'success_linked' => 'Asset with tag :tag was created successfully. <strong><a href=":link" style="color: white;">Click here to view</a></strong>.',
     ],
 
     'update' => [
diff --git a/resources/views/notifications.blade.php b/resources/views/notifications.blade.php
index 9dbb547515..0205e3e10f 100755
--- a/resources/views/notifications.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/notifications.blade.php
@@ -35,6 +35,18 @@
 @endif
 
 
+@if ($message = Session::get('success-unescaped'))
+    <div class="col-md-12">
+        <div class="alert alert-success fade in">
+            <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert">&times;</button>
+            <i class="fas fa-check faa-pulse animated"></i>
+            <strong>{{ trans('general.notification_success') }}: </strong>
+            {!!  $message !!}
+        </div>
+    </div>
+@endif
+
+
 @if ($assets = Session::get('assets'))
     @foreach ($assets as $asset)
         <div class="col-md-12">
diff --git a/routes/web/hardware.php b/routes/web/hardware.php
index 1643e5794e..d4f2892281 100644
--- a/routes/web/hardware.php
+++ b/routes/web/hardware.php
@@ -122,9 +122,10 @@ Route::group(
             [AssetCheckinController::class, 'store']
         )->name('hardware.checkin.store');
 
-        Route::get('{assetId}/view',
-            [AssetsController::class, 'show']
-        )->name('hardware.view');
+        // Redirect old legacy /asset_id/view urls to the resource route version
+        Route::get('{assetId}/view', function ($assetId) {
+            return redirect()->route('hardware.show', ['hardware' => $assetId]);
+        });
 
         Route::get('{assetId}/qr_code', 
             [AssetsController::class, 'getQrCode']
@@ -178,13 +179,17 @@ Route::group(
         Route::post('bulkcheckout',
             [BulkAssetsController::class, 'storeCheckout']
         )->name('hardware.bulkcheckout.store');
+
     });
 
 Route::resource('hardware', 
         AssetsController::class, 
         [
             'middleware' => ['auth'],
-            'parameters' => ['asset' => 'asset_id'
+            'parameters' => ['asset' => 'asset_id',
+                'names' => [
+                    'show' => 'view',
+                ],
         ],
 ]);
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Reports/CustomReportTest.php b/tests/Feature/Reports/CustomReportTest.php
index a1a269a4ab..dd3199212e 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Reports/CustomReportTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Reports/CustomReportTest.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use PHPUnit\Framework\Assert;
 use Tests\Support\InteractsWithSettings;
 use Tests\TestCase;
 
+
 class CustomReportTest extends TestCase
 {
     use InteractsWithSettings;
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Helpers/HelperTest.php b/tests/Unit/Helpers/HelperTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b5fba986c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Helpers/HelperTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Unit\Helpers;
+
+use App\Helpers\Helper;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class HelperTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testDefaultChartColorsMethodHandlesHighValues()
+    {
+        $this->assertIsString(Helper::defaultChartColors(1000));
+    }
+
+    public function testDefaultChartColorsMethodHandlesNegativeNumbers()
+    {
+        $this->assertIsString(Helper::defaultChartColors(-1));
+    }
+}