diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/AssetsController.php b/app/controllers/admin/AssetsController.php
index dc48effedd..79a8671543 100755
--- a/app/controllers/admin/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/AssetsController.php
@@ -1029,13 +1029,4 @@ class AssetsController extends AdminController
         ->make();
         
 		}
-
-	public function checkModel($id = null) {
-	        if(Input::get('id')) {
-	            $id = e(Input::get('id'));
-	        }
-	        $model = DB::table('models')->select('id','show_mac_address')->where('id','=',$id)->whereNull('deleted_at')->first();
-	        return $model->show_mac_address;
-	    }
-
 }
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/ModelsController.php b/app/controllers/admin/ModelsController.php
index faf3f29b8f..1bdcd7492b 100755
--- a/app/controllers/admin/ModelsController.php
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/ModelsController.php
@@ -345,5 +345,10 @@ class ModelsController extends AdminController
         ->orderColumns('name','modelno','asset_count','depreciation','category','eol','actions')
         ->make();
     }
+    
+    public function checkModel($modelId) {
+        $model = Model::find($modelId);
+        return $model->show_mac_address;
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/app/routes.php b/app/routes.php
index 613c2ea507..157028a0b7 100755
--- a/app/routes.php
+++ b/app/routes.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Route::group(array('prefix' => 'api', 'namespace' => 'Controllers\Admin', 'befor
     Route::group(array('prefix'=>'models'), function() {
         Route::resource('/', 'ModelsController');
         Route::get('list/{status?}', array('as'=>'api.models.list', 'uses'=>'ModelsController@getDatatable'));
+        Route::get('{modelId}/check', array('as' => 'api.models.check', 'uses' => 'ModelsController@checkModel'));
     });
     /*--- Categories API---*/
     Route::group(array('prefix'=>'categories'), function() {
@@ -84,7 +85,6 @@ Route::group(array('prefix' => 'hardware', 'namespace' => 'Controllers\Admin', '
     Route::get('{assetId}/deletefile/{fileId}', array('as' => 'delete/assetfile', 'uses' => 'AssetsController@getDeleteFile'));
     Route::get('{assetId}/showfile/{fileId}', array('as' => 'show/assetfile', 'uses' => 'AssetsController@displayFile'));
     Route::post('{assetId}/edit', 'AssetsController@postEdit');
-    Route::get('check/model', array('as' => 'check.model', 'uses' => 'AssetsController@checkModel'));
 
     Route::post('bulkedit',
     	array('as' => 'hardware/bulkedit',
diff --git a/app/views/backend/hardware/edit.blade.php b/app/views/backend/hardware/edit.blade.php
index 7bf6a804c1..dee143bb86 100755
--- a/app/views/backend/hardware/edit.blade.php
+++ b/app/views/backend/hardware/edit.blade.php
@@ -220,12 +220,14 @@
 	var $eventSelect = $(".model");
 	$eventSelect.on("change", function () { mac_add($eventSelect.val()); });
 	$(function() {
-	    mac_add($(".model option:selected").val());
+        var mac = $(".model option:selected").val();
+        if(mac!=''){
+	       mac_add(mac);
+        }
 	});
 	function mac_add(id) {
 	    $.ajax({
-	        url: '{{ route('check.model') }}',
-	        data: 'id=' + id,
+	        url: "{{Config::get('app.url')}}/api/models/"+id+"/check",
 	        success: function(data) {
 	            if(data == true){
 	                 $("#mac_address").css("display", "block");