diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/FixUpAssignedTypeWithoutAssignedTo.php b/app/Console/Commands/FixUpAssignedTypeWithoutAssignedTo.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f368929f16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/FixUpAssignedTypeWithoutAssignedTo.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+class FixUpAssignedTypeWithoutAssignedTo extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * The name and signature of the console command.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $signature = 'snipeit:assigned-type-fixup';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Fixes up assets that have an assigned_type but no assigned_to';
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        DB::table('assets')->whereNotNull('assigned_type')->whereNull('assigned_to')->update(['assigned_type' => null]);
+        $this->info("Assets with an assigned_type but no assigned_to are fixed");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Events/CheckoutableCheckedIn.php b/app/Events/CheckoutableCheckedIn.php
index 48aed2a64d..fedbd49fbe 100644
--- a/app/Events/CheckoutableCheckedIn.php
+++ b/app/Events/CheckoutableCheckedIn.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class CheckoutableCheckedIn
         $this->checkedOutTo = $checkedOutTo;
         $this->checkedInBy = $checkedInBy;
         $this->note = $note;
-        $this->action_date = $action_date ?? date('Y-m-d');
+        $this->action_date = $action_date ?? date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
         $this->originalValues = $originalValues;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
index e6e6041992..809605bccb 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
             event(new CheckoutableCheckedIn($asset, $target, auth()->user(), 'Checkin on delete', $checkin_at, $originalValues));
             DB::table('assets')
                 ->where('id', $asset->id)
-                ->update(['assigned_to' => null]);
+                ->update(['assigned_to' => null, 'assigned_type' => null]);
         }
 
 
diff --git a/app/Models/Loggable.php b/app/Models/Loggable.php
index 4cf5817668..b86dc1cf94 100644
--- a/app/Models/Loggable.php
+++ b/app/Models/Loggable.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ trait Loggable
 
         $changed = [];
         $array_to_flip = array_keys($fields_array);
-        $array_to_flip = array_merge($array_to_flip, ['action_date','name','status_id','location_id','expected_checkin']);
+        $array_to_flip = array_merge($array_to_flip, ['name','status_id','location_id','expected_checkin']);
         $originalValues = array_intersect_key($originalValues, array_flip($array_to_flip));
 
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ trait Loggable
         $log->note = $note;
         $log->action_date = $action_date;
 
-        if (! $log->action_date) {
+        if (!$action_date) {
             $log->action_date = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
         }
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ trait Loggable
         $changed = [];
 
         $array_to_flip = array_keys($fields_array);
-        $array_to_flip = array_merge($array_to_flip, ['action_date','name','status_id','location_id','expected_checkin']);
+        $array_to_flip = array_merge($array_to_flip, ['name','status_id','location_id','expected_checkin']);
 
         $originalValues = array_intersect_key($originalValues, array_flip($array_to_flip));
 
diff --git a/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php b/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php
index 9f31f3c231..6c07a355ff 100644
--- a/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php
+++ b/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class AssetObserver
             $logAction = new Actionlog();
             $logAction->item_type = Asset::class;
             $logAction->item_id = $asset->id;
+            $logAction->action_date = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
             $logAction->created_at = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
             $logAction->created_by = auth()->id();
             $logAction->log_meta = json_encode($changed);
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ class AssetObserver
         $logAction = new Actionlog();
         $logAction->item_type = Asset::class; // can we instead say $logAction->item = $asset ?
         $logAction->item_id = $asset->id;
+        $logAction->action_date = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
         $logAction->created_at = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
         $logAction->created_by = auth()->id();
         if($asset->imported) {
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ class AssetObserver
         $logAction->item_type = Asset::class;
         $logAction->item_id = $asset->id;
         $logAction->created_at = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+        $logAction->action_date = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
         $logAction->created_by = auth()->id();
         $logAction->logaction('delete');
     }
@@ -143,6 +146,7 @@ class AssetObserver
         $logAction = new Actionlog();
         $logAction->item_type = Asset::class;
         $logAction->item_id = $asset->id;
+        $logAction->action_date = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
         $logAction->created_at = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
         $logAction->created_by = auth()->id();
         $logAction->logaction('restore');
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_06_03_053438_fix_assigned_type_without_assigned_to.php b/database/migrations/2025_06_03_053438_fix_assigned_type_without_assigned_to.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d6a1c8046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_06_03_053438_fix_assigned_type_without_assigned_to.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        DB::table('assets')->whereNotNull('assigned_type')->whereNull('assigned_to')->update(['assigned_type' => null]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+
+    }
+};
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Assets/Ui/BulkDeleteAssetsTest.php b/tests/Feature/Assets/Ui/BulkDeleteAssetsTest.php
index 747028e5e1..ec8ed33ba8 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Assets/Ui/BulkDeleteAssetsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Assets/Ui/BulkDeleteAssetsTest.php
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ class BulkDeleteAssetsTest extends TestCase
                 'item_type' => Asset::class,
             ]
         );
+
+        $asset->refresh();
+        $this->assertNull($asset->assigned_to);
+        $this->assertNull($asset->assigned_type);
     }
 
     public function testActionLogCreatedUponBulkRestore()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Assets/Ui/DeleteAssetTest.php b/tests/Feature/Assets/Ui/DeleteAssetTest.php
index a12e9e2cd0..799643929b 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Assets/Ui/DeleteAssetTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Assets/Ui/DeleteAssetTest.php
@@ -48,6 +48,29 @@ class DeleteAssetTest extends TestCase
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function testActionLogsActionDateIsPopulatedWhenAssetDeleted()
+    {
+        $actor = User::factory()->deleteAssets()->create();
+
+        $asset = Asset::factory()->create();
+
+        $this->actingAs($actor)->delete(route('hardware.destroy', $asset));
+
+        $asset->refresh();
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('action_logs', [
+            'action_date' => $asset->updated_at,
+            'created_at' => $asset->updated_at,
+            'created_by' => $actor->id,
+            'action_type' => 'delete',
+            'target_id' => null,
+            'target_type' => null,
+            'item_type' => Asset::class,
+            'item_id' => $asset->id,
+        ]);
+
+    }
+
     public function testAssetIsCheckedInWhenDeleted()
     {
         Event::fake();
@@ -65,6 +88,10 @@ class DeleteAssetTest extends TestCase
             'Asset still assigned to user after deletion'
         );
 
+        $asset->refresh();
+        $this->assertNull($asset->assigned_to);
+        $this->assertNull($asset->assigned_type);
+
         Event::assertDispatched(CheckoutableCheckedIn::class);
     }