diff --git a/app/Importer/AssetImporter.php b/app/Importer/AssetImporter.php
index 870bf6d162..312c9b44b2 100644
--- a/app/Importer/AssetImporter.php
+++ b/app/Importer/AssetImporter.php
@@ -135,11 +135,10 @@ class AssetImporter extends ItemImporter
                 $asset->{$custom_field} = $val;
             }
         }
-       
+        //this sets an attribute on the Loggable trait for the action log
+        $asset->setImported(true);
         if ($asset->save()) {
 
-            //$asset->logCreate(trans('general.importer.import_note'));
-            $asset->setImported(true);
             $this->log('Asset '.$this->item['name'].' with serial number '.$this->item['serial'].' was created');
 
             // If we have a target to checkout to, lets do so.
diff --git a/app/Models/Loggable.php b/app/Models/Loggable.php
index 8d63d19882..9e9355ea74 100644
--- a/app/Models/Loggable.php
+++ b/app/Models/Loggable.php
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 
 trait Loggable
 {
-    public ?bool $imported = false; // Import note attribute
+    // an attribute for setting whether or not the item was imported
+    public ?bool $imported = false;
 
     /**
      * @author  Daniel Meltzer <dmeltzer.devel@gmail.com>
@@ -25,11 +26,6 @@ trait Loggable
         $this->imported = $bool;
     }
 
-    public function getImported(): bool
-    {
-        return $this->imported;
-    }
-
     /**
      * @author  Daniel Meltzer <dmeltzer.devel@gmail.com>
      * @since [v3.4]
diff --git a/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php b/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php
index 55cd05471d..c94a7046e0 100644
--- a/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php
+++ b/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php
@@ -109,9 +109,8 @@ class AssetObserver
         $logAction->item_id = $asset->id;
         $logAction->created_at = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
         $logAction->user_id = Auth::id();
-        $logAction->note = 'poop';
-        if($asset->getImported()) {
-            $logAction->note = "this asset was imported";
+        if($asset->imported) {
+            $logAction->note = trans('general.importer.import_note');
         }
         $logAction->logaction('create');
     }