diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/DepreciationsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/DepreciationsController.php
index 35df4da837..a84174dc83 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/DepreciationsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/DepreciationsController.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use Str;
 use View;
 use Auth;
 
+
 /**
  * This controller handles all actions related to Depreciations for
  * the Snipe-IT Asset Management application.
@@ -46,8 +47,7 @@ class DepreciationsController extends Controller
     public function getCreate()
     {
         // Show the page
-        $depreciation_options = \App\Helpers\Helper::depreciationList();
-        return View::make('depreciations/edit')->with('depreciation_options', $depreciation_options)->with('depreciation', new Depreciation);
+        return View::make('depreciations/edit')->with('depreciation', new Depreciation);
     }
 
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class DepreciationsController extends Controller
         // Show the page
         //$depreciation_options = array('' => 'Top Level') + Depreciation::lists('name', 'id');
 
-        $depreciation_options = array('' => 'Top Level') + DB::table('depreciations')->where('id', '!=', $depreciationId)->lists('name', 'id');
+        $depreciation_options = Helper::depreciationList();
         return View::make('depreciations/edit', compact('depreciation'))->with('depreciation_options', $depreciation_options);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Models/Depreciation.php b/app/Models/Depreciation.php
index a1f6287e62..48e8e7d8b5 100755
--- a/app/Models/Depreciation.php
+++ b/app/Models/Depreciation.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class Depreciation extends Model
     // Declare the rules for the form validation
     protected $rules = array(
         'name' => 'required|min:3|max:255|unique:depreciations,name',
-        'months' => 'required|min:1|max:240|integer',
+        'months' => 'required|max:240|integer',
     );
 
     /**
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Depreciation extends Model
     {
 
         return $query->where(function ($query) use ($search) {
-      
+
              $query->where('name', 'LIKE', '%'.$search.'%')
              ->orWhere('months', 'LIKE', '%'.$search.'%');
         });