diff --git a/app/Models/Asset.php b/app/Models/Asset.php
index c3541ffbc1..96dd67b85d 100644
--- a/app/Models/Asset.php
+++ b/app/Models/Asset.php
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ class Asset extends Depreciable
                 ->max('asset_tag');
 
             $asset_tag_digits = number_format(preg_replace('/\D/', '', $temp_asset_tag));
-            $asset_tag = number_format(preg_replace('/^0*/', '', $asset_tag_digits));
+            $asset_tag = preg_replace('/^0*/', '', $asset_tag_digits);
 
             if ($settings->zerofill_count > 0) {
                 return $settings->auto_increment_prefix.Asset::zerofill(($asset_tag + 1),$settings->zerofill_count);