diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index a843aa09db..2c0b9c57bc 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
         $checkout_at = request('checkout_at', date('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
         $expected_checkin = request('expected_checkin', null);
         $note = request('note', null);
-        $asset_name = request('name', null);
+        $asset_name = request()->has('name') ? request('name') : $asset->name;
 
         // Set the location ID to the RTD location id if there is one
         // Wait, why are we doing this? This overrides the stuff we set further up, which makes no sense.