diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index 5f010bdbb7..d78a2074f9 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -899,8 +899,8 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
         if ($request->filled('location_id')) {
             $asset->location_id = $request->input('location_id');
 
-            if ($request->get('update_default_location') == 0){
-                $asset->rtd_location_id = $request->get('location_id');
+            if ($request->input('update_default_location')){
+                $asset->rtd_location_id = $request->input('location_id');
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Api/Assets/AssetCheckinTest.php b/tests/Feature/Api/Assets/AssetCheckinTest.php
index 060d0aacd1..27d5e6de80 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Api/Assets/AssetCheckinTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Api/Assets/AssetCheckinTest.php
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class AssetCheckinTest extends TestCase
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->checkinAssets()->create())
             ->postJson(route('api.asset.checkin', $asset), [
                 'location_id' => $location->id,
-                'update_default_location' => 0
+                'update_default_location' => true,
             ]);
 
         $this->assertTrue($asset->refresh()->defaultLoc()->is($location));