diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
index 5dbb279673..273c905008 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
                 }
             }
 
-            // Was the asset created?
-            if ($asset->save()) {
+            // Validate the asset before saving
+            if ($asset->isValid() && $asset->save()) {
 
                 if (request('assigned_user')) {
                     $target = User::find(request('assigned_user'));
diff --git a/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php
index 24e87bbec8..6f077d134e 100755
--- a/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
           </div>
       @endif
       {!! $errors->first('asset_tags', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
+      {!! $errors->first('asset_tag', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
   </div>
     @include ('partials.forms.edit.serial', ['fieldname'=> 'serials[1]', 'translated_serial' => trans('admin/hardware/form.serial')])