diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/MergeUsersByUsername.php b/app/Console/Commands/MergeUsersByUsername.php
index ded5d1986f..95278817ea 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/MergeUsersByUsername.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/MergeUsersByUsername.php
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ class MergeUsersByUsername extends Command
                 foreach ($bad_user->assets as $asset) {
                     $this->info( 'Updating asset '.$asset->asset_tag.' '.$asset->id.' to user '.$user->id);
                     $asset->assigned_to = $user->id;
-                    $asset->save();
+                    if (!$asset->save()) {
+                        $this->error( 'Could not update assigned_to field on asset '.$asset->asset_tag.' '.$asset->id.' to user '.$user->id);
+                        $this->error( 'Error saving: '.$asset->getErrors());
+                    }
                 }
 
                 // Walk the list of licenses