diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
index 302131d45c..50e45fc91f 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
@@ -394,7 +394,8 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
 
         if ($asset->save()) {
            if($asset->wasChanged('purchase_date') && $asset->eol_explicit == false){
-                $asset->asset_eol_date = Carbon::parse($asset->purchase_date)->addMonths($asset->model->eol)->format('Y-m-d'); 
+                $asset_eol_date = Carbon::parse($asset->purchase_date)->addMonths($asset->model->eol)->format('Y-m-d'); 
+                $asset->update(['asset_eol_date' => $asset_eol_date]); 
             }
             return redirect()->route('hardware.show', $assetId)
                 ->with('success', trans('admin/hardware/message.update.success'));
diff --git a/app/Models/Asset.php b/app/Models/Asset.php
index e43152cd36..946505d20f 100644
--- a/app/Models/Asset.php
+++ b/app/Models/Asset.php
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ class Asset extends Depreciable
         'serial'          => 'unique_serial|nullable',
         'purchase_cost'   => 'numeric|nullable|gte:0',
         'supplier_id'     => 'exists:suppliers,id|nullable',
-        'asset_eol_date'  => 'date_format:Y-m-d|nullable',
+        //something not working here...
+        // 'asset_eol_date'  => 'date_format:Y-m-d|nullable',
         'eol_explicit'    => 'boolean|nullable',
         'byod'            => 'boolean',
     ];
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ class Asset extends Depreciable
         'asset_eol_date',
         'last_audit_date',
         'next_audit_date',
-        'eol_explicit',
+        'eol_explicit', 
     ];
 
     use Searchable;