diff --git a/app/Actions/Assets/StoreAssetAction.php b/app/Actions/Assets/StoreAssetAction.php
index 04f9b3fa01..157d537f8e 100644
--- a/app/Actions/Assets/StoreAssetAction.php
+++ b/app/Actions/Assets/StoreAssetAction.php
@@ -118,28 +118,26 @@ class StoreAssetAction
             }
         }
 
-        if ($asset->isValid() && $asset->save()) {
-            if (request('assigned_user')) {
-                $target = User::find(request('assigned_user'));
-                // the api doesn't have these location-y bits - good reason?
-                $location = $target->location_id;
-            } elseif (request('assigned_asset')) {
-                $target = Asset::find(request('assigned_asset'));
-                $location = $target->location_id;
-            } elseif (request('assigned_location')) {
-                $target = Location::find(request('assigned_location'));
-                $location = $target->id;
-            }
-
-            if (isset($target)) {
-                $asset->checkOut($target, auth()->user(), date('Y-m-d H:i:s'), $request->input('expected_checkin', null), 'Checked out on asset creation', $request->get('name'), $location);
-            }
-            //this was in api and not gui
-            if ($asset->image) {
-                $asset->image = $asset->getImageUrl();
-            }
-            return $asset;
+        $asset->save();
+        if (request('assigned_user')) {
+            $target = User::find(request('assigned_user'));
+            // the api doesn't have these location-y bits - good reason?
+            $location = $target->location_id;
+        } elseif (request('assigned_asset')) {
+            $target = Asset::find(request('assigned_asset'));
+            $location = $target->location_id;
+        } elseif (request('assigned_location')) {
+            $target = Location::find(request('assigned_location'));
+            $location = $target->id;
         }
-        return false;
+
+        if (isset($target)) {
+            $asset->checkOut($target, auth()->user(), date('Y-m-d H:i:s'), $request->input('expected_checkin', null), 'Checked out on asset creation', $request->get('name'), $location);
+        }
+        //this was in api and not gui
+        if ($asset->image) {
+            $asset->image = $asset->getImageUrl();
+        }
+        return $asset;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Actions/Assets/UpdateAssetAction.php b/app/Actions/Assets/UpdateAssetAction.php
index 5bfb57e17f..b82276469f 100644
--- a/app/Actions/Assets/UpdateAssetAction.php
+++ b/app/Actions/Assets/UpdateAssetAction.php
@@ -194,26 +194,25 @@ class UpdateAssetAction
             self::bulkLocationUpdate($asset, $request);
         }
 
-        if ($asset->save()) {
+        $asset->save();
             // check out stuff
-            $location = Location::find($asset->location_id);
-            if (!is_null($assigned_user) && ($target = User::find($assigned_user))) {
-                $location = $target->location_id;
-            } elseif (!is_null($assigned_asset) && ($target = Asset::find($assigned_asset))) {
-                $location = $target->location_id;
-                Asset::where('assigned_type', \App\Models\Asset::class)->where('assigned_to', $asset->id)
-                    ->update(['location_id' => $target->location_id]);
-            } elseif (!is_null($assigned_location) && ($target = Location::find($assigned_location))) {
-                $location = $target->id;
-            }
+        $location = Location::find($asset->location_id);
+        if (!is_null($assigned_user) && ($target = User::find($assigned_user))) {
+            $location = $target->location_id;
+        } elseif (!is_null($assigned_asset) && ($target = Asset::find($assigned_asset))) {
+            $location = $target->location_id;
+            Asset::where('assigned_type', \App\Models\Asset::class)->where('assigned_to', $asset->id)
+                ->update(['location_id' => $target->location_id]);
+        } elseif (!is_null($assigned_location) && ($target = Location::find($assigned_location))) {
+            $location = $target->id;
+        }
 
-            if (isset($target)) {
-                $asset->checkOut($target, auth()->user(), date('Y-m-d H:i:s'), '', 'Checked out on asset update', e($request->get('name')), $location);
-            }
+        if (isset($target)) {
+            $asset->checkOut($target, auth()->user(), date('Y-m-d H:i:s'), '', 'Checked out on asset update', e($request->get('name')), $location);
+        }
 
-            if ($asset->image) {
-                $asset->image = $asset->getImageUrl();
-            }
+        if ($asset->image) {
+            $asset->image = $asset->getImageUrl();
         }
 
         return $asset;
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
index e0f4a5116a..6cb725656d 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
     public function store(StoreAssetRequest $request): RedirectResponse
     {
         $successes = [];
+        $failures = [];
         $errors = [];
-        try {
-            $asset_tags = $request->input('asset_tags');
-            $serials = $request->input('serials');
-            //DB::transaction(function () use ($request, $asset_tags, $serials, $custom_fields) {
-            foreach ($asset_tags as $key => $asset_tag) {
+        $asset_tags = $request->input('asset_tags');
+        $serials = $request->input('serials');
+        foreach ($asset_tags as $key => $asset_tag) {
+            try {
                 $asset = StoreAssetAction::run(
                     model_id: $request->validated('model_id'),
                     status_id: $request->validated('status_id'),
@@ -144,23 +144,39 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
                     next_audit_date: $request->validated('next_audit_date'),
                 );
                 $successes[] = "<a href='".route('hardware.show', ['hardware' => $asset->id])."' style='color: white;'>".e($asset->asset_tag)."</a>";
-                if (!$asset) {
-                    $failures[] = join(",", $asset->getErrors()->all());
+            } catch (ValidationException|CheckoutNotAllowed $e) {
+                $errors[] = $e->getMessage();
+            } catch (Exception $e) {
+                report($e);
+            }
+        }
+        $failures[] = join(",", $errors);
+        session()->put(['redirect_option' => $request->get('redirect_option'), 'checkout_to_type' => $request->get('checkout_to_type')]);
+
+        if ($successes) {
+            if ($failures) {
+                //some succeeded, some failed
+                return redirect()->to(Helper::getRedirectOption($request, $asset->id, 'Assets')) //FIXME - not tested
+                ->with('success-unescaped', trans_choice('admin/hardware/message.create.multi_success_linked', $successes, ['links' => join(", ", $successes)]))
+                    ->with('warning', trans_choice('admin/hardware/message.create.partial_failure', $failures, ['failures' => join("; ", $failures)]));
+            } else {
+                if (count($successes) == 1) {
+                    //the most common case, keeping it so we don't have to make every use of that translation string be trans_choice'ed
+                    //and re-translated
+                    return redirect()->to(Helper::getRedirectOption($request, $asset->id, 'Assets'))
+                        ->with('success-unescaped', trans('admin/hardware/message.create.success_linked', ['link' => route('hardware.show', ['hardware' => $asset->id]), 'id', 'tag' => e($asset->asset_tag)]));
+                } else {
+                    //multi-success
+                    return redirect()->to(Helper::getRedirectOption($request, $asset->id, 'Assets'))
+                        ->with('success-unescaped', trans_choice('admin/hardware/message.create.multi_success_linked', $successes, ['links' => join(", ", $successes)]));
                 }
             }
-            //});
-            session()->put(['redirect_option' => $request->get('redirect_option'), 'checkout_to_type' => $request->get('checkout_to_type')]);
-            return redirect()->to(Helper::getRedirectOption($request, $asset->id, 'Assets'))
-                ->with('success-unescaped', trans('admin/hardware/message.create.success_linked', ['link' => route('hardware.show', ['hardware' => $asset->id]), 'id', 'tag' => e($asset->asset_tag)]));
-        } catch (CheckoutNotAllowed $e) {
-            return redirect()->route('hardware.index')->with('error', trans('admin/hardware/message.create.error'));
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
-            report($e);
-            return redirect()->back()->with('error', trans('general.something_went_wrong'));
         }
+        // this shouldn't happen, but php complains if there's no final return
+        return redirect()->to(Helper::getRedirectOption($request, $asset->id, 'Assets'))
+            ->with('success-unescaped', trans('admin/hardware/message.create.success_linked', ['link' => route('hardware.show', ['hardware' => $asset->id]), 'id', 'tag' => e($asset->asset_tag)]));
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Returns a view that presents a form to edit an existing asset.
      *
diff --git a/resources/lang/en-US/admin/hardware/message.php b/resources/lang/en-US/admin/hardware/message.php
index 27877e02f9..10dfbff6fd 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en-US/admin/hardware/message.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en-US/admin/hardware/message.php
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ return [
     'create' => [
         'error'   		=> 'Asset was not created, please try again. :(',
         'success' 		=> 'Asset created successfully. :)',
-        'success_linked' => 'Asset with tag :tag was created successfully. <strong><a href=":link" style="color: white;">Click here to view</a></strong>.',
+        'success_linked'       => 'Asset with tag :tag was created successfully. <strong><a href=":link" style="color: white;">Click here to view</a></strong>.',
+        'multi_success_linked' => 'Asset with tag :links was created successfully.|:count assets were created succesfully. :links.',
+        'partial_failure'      => 'An asset was unable to be created. Reason: :failures|:count assets were unable to be created. Reasons: :failures',
     ],
 
     'update' => [