diff --git a/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php
index fdcde40c51..aff215ae26 100755
--- a/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@
   <!-- Asset Tag -->
   <div class="form-group {{ $errors->has('asset_tag') ? ' has-error' : '' }}">
     <label for="asset_tag" class="col-md-3 control-label">{{ trans('admin/hardware/form.tag') }}</label>
-    
-      <!-- we are editing an existing asset -->
+
+
+
       @if  ($item->id)
+          <!-- we are editing an existing asset,  there will be only one asset tag -->
           <div class="col-md-7 col-sm-12{{  (Helper::checkIfRequired($item, 'asset_tag')) ? ' required' : '' }}">
+
+
           <input class="form-control" type="text" name="asset_tags[1]" id="asset_tag" value="{{ old('asset_tag', $item->asset_tag) }}" data-validation="required">
               {!! $errors->first('asset_tags', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fas fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
               {!! $errors->first('asset_tag', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fas fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@
       @else
           <!-- we are creating a new asset - let people use more than one asset tag -->
           <div class="col-md-7 col-sm-12{{  (Helper::checkIfRequired($item, 'asset_tag')) ? ' required' : '' }}">
-              <input class="form-control" type="text" name="asset_tags[1]" id="asset_tag" value="{{ old('asset_tag', \App\Models\Asset::autoincrement_asset()) }}" data-validation="required">
+              <input class="form-control" type="text" name="asset_tags[1]" id="asset_tag" value="{{ old('asset_tags.1', \App\Models\Asset::autoincrement_asset()) }}" data-validation="required">
               {!! $errors->first('asset_tags', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fas fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
               {!! $errors->first('asset_tag', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fas fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
           </div>
@@ -40,11 +44,8 @@
           </div>
       @endif
   </div>
-    
 
-
-
-    @include ('partials.forms.edit.serial', ['fieldname'=> 'serials[1]', 'translated_serial' => trans('admin/hardware/form.serial')])
+    @include ('partials.forms.edit.serial', ['fieldname'=> 'serials[1]', 'old_val_name' => 'serials.1', 'translated_serial' => trans('admin/hardware/form.serial')])
 
     <div class="input_fields_wrap">
     </div>
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/serial.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/serial.blade.php
index 7a7bb8b8e2..483b425846 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/serial.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/serial.blade.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <div class="form-group {{ $errors->has('serial') ? ' has-error' : '' }}">
     <label for="{{ $fieldname }}" class="col-md-3 control-label">{{ trans('admin/hardware/form.serial') }} </label>
     <div class="col-md-7 col-sm-12{{  (Helper::checkIfRequired($item, 'serial')) ? ' required' : '' }}">
-        <input class="form-control" type="text" name="{{ $fieldname }}" id="{{ $fieldname }}" value="{{ old('serial', $item->serial) }}" />
+        <input class="form-control" type="text" name="{{ $fieldname }}" id="{{ $fieldname }}" value="{{ old((isset($old_val_name) ? $old_val_name : $fieldname), $item->serial) }}" />
         {!! $errors->first('serial', '<span class="alert-msg" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fas fa-times" aria-hidden="true"></i> :message</span>') !!}
     </div>
 </div>