diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index b746a6f989..60341b0547 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -306,9 +306,9 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
      */
     public function showBySerial($serial)
     {
+        $this->authorize('index', Asset::class);
         if ($assets = Asset::with('assetstatus')->with('assignedTo')
             ->withTrashed()->where('serial',$serial)->get()) {
-                $this->authorize('view', $assets);
                 return (new AssetsTransformer)->transformAssets($assets, $assets->count());
         }
         return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, 'Asset not found'), 200);