diff --git a/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php b/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php
index 8fcf2485a3..704eb52e42 100644
--- a/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php
+++ b/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class AssetObserver
 
                 // only modify the 'next' one if it's *bigger* than the stored base
                 //
-                if($next_asset_tag > $settings->next_auto_tag_base) {
+                if ($next_asset_tag > $settings->next_auto_tag_base && $next_asset_tag < PHP_INT_MAX) {
                     $settings->next_auto_tag_base = $next_asset_tag;
                     $settings->save();
                 }