diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Licenses/LicenseCheckinController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Licenses/LicenseCheckinController.php
index 1581fc1419..07b063af5e 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Licenses/LicenseCheckinController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Licenses/LicenseCheckinController.php
@@ -95,9 +95,10 @@ class LicenseCheckinController extends Controller
         $licenseSeat->assigned_to = null;
         $licenseSeat->asset_id = null;
         $licenseSeat->notes = $request->input('notes');
-        if (! $license->reassignable) {
+        if (! $licenseSeat->license->reassignable) {
             $licenseSeat->unavailable = 1;
             $licenseSeat->notes .= "\n" . trans('admin/licenses/message.checkin.not_reassignable') . '.';
+
         }
 
         session()->put(['redirect_option' => $request->get('redirect_option')]);
diff --git a/database/factories/LicenseSeatFactory.php b/database/factories/LicenseSeatFactory.php
index aaf75bdc2d..2aa1c55f37 100644
--- a/database/factories/LicenseSeatFactory.php
+++ b/database/factories/LicenseSeatFactory.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class LicenseSeatFactory extends Factory
     {
         return [
             'license_id' => License::factory(),
+            'unavailable' => 0,
         ];
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Checkins/Ui/LicenseCheckinTest.php b/tests/Feature/Checkins/Ui/LicenseCheckinTest.php
index 7a6553d8ba..093455c5e7 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Checkins/Ui/LicenseCheckinTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Checkins/Ui/LicenseCheckinTest.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class LicenseCheckinTest extends TestCase
             ->assertForbidden();
     }
 
-    public function testCannotCheckinNonReassignableLicense()
+    public function testNonReassignableLicenseSeatIsUnavailable()
     {
         $licenseSeat = LicenseSeat::factory()
             ->notReassignable()
@@ -28,13 +28,11 @@ class LicenseCheckinTest extends TestCase
             ->create();
 
         $this->actingAs(User::factory()->checkoutLicenses()->create())
-            ->post(route('licenses.checkin.save', $licenseSeat), [
-                'notes' => 'my note',
-                'redirect_option' => 'index',
-            ])
-            ->assertSessionHas('error', trans('admin/licenses/message.checkin.not_reassignable') . '.');
+            ->post(route('licenses.checkin.save', $licenseSeat));
 
-        $this->assertNotNull($licenseSeat->fresh()->assigned_to);
+        $licenseSeat->refresh();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $licenseSeat->unavailable);
     }
 
     public function testCannotCheckinLicenseThatIsNotAssigned()