diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetsController.php
index dd9d0c7fad..5003ae924d 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetsController.php
@@ -1179,6 +1179,9 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
         $user = User::find(e(Input::get('assigned_to')));
         $admin = Auth::user();
 
+        if (!is_array(Input::get('selected_assets'))) {
+            return redirect()->route('hardware/bulkcheckout')->withInput()->with('error', trans('admin/hardware/message.checkout.no_assets_selected'));
+        }
         $asset_ids = array_filter(Input::get('selected_assets'));
 
         if ((Input::has('checkout_at')) && (Input::get('checkout_at')!= date("Y-m-d"))) {
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/admin/hardware/message.php b/resources/lang/en/admin/hardware/message.php
index 112cf77ded..e087cad26f 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/admin/hardware/message.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/admin/hardware/message.php
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ return array(
         'error'   		=> 'Asset was not checked out, please try again',
         'success' 		=> 'Asset checked out successfully.',
         'user_does_not_exist' => 'That user is invalid. Please try again.',
-        'not_available' => 'That asset is not available for checkout!'
+        'not_available' => 'That asset is not available for checkout!',
+        'no_assets_selected' => 'You must select at least one asset from the list'
     ),
 
     'checkin' => array(