diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CategoriesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CategoriesController.php
index 1dbe7488fa..0646ecc9e2 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CategoriesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CategoriesController.php
@@ -148,17 +148,38 @@ class CategoriesController extends Controller
         $category->require_acceptance   = $request->input('require_acceptance', '0');
         $category->checkin_email        = $request->input('checkin_email', '0');
 
+        $old_image = $category->image;
+
+
+        // Set the model's image property to null if the image is being deleted
+        if ($request->input('image_delete') == 1) {
+            $category->image = null;
+        }
+
+        // If a new file is being uploaded, resize it and save it
         if ($request->file('image')) {
             $image = $request->file('image');
-            $file_name = str_random(25).".".$image->getClientOriginalExtension();
-            $path = public_path('uploads/categories/'.$file_name);
-            Image::make($image->getRealPath())->resize(200, null, function ($constraint) {
-                $constraint->aspectRatio();
-                $constraint->upsize();
-            })->save($path);
+            $file_name = $category->id.'-'.str_slug($image->getClientOriginalName()) . "." . $image->getClientOriginalExtension();
+
+            if ($image->getClientOriginalExtension()!='svg') {
+                Image::make($image->getRealPath())->resize(500, null, function ($constraint) {
+                    $constraint->aspectRatio();
+                    $constraint->upsize();
+                })->save(app('categories_upload_path').$file_name);
+            } else {
+                $image->move(app('categories_upload_path'), $file_name);
+            }
             $category->image = $file_name;
-        } elseif ($request->input('image_delete')=='1') {
-            $category->image = null;
+
+        }
+
+        // If there is a new file being uploaded
+        if ((($request->file('image')) && (isset($old_image)) && ($old_image!='')) || ($request->input('image_delete') == 1)) {
+            try  {
+                unlink(app('categories_upload_path').$old_image);
+            } catch (\Exception $e) {
+                \Log::error($e);
+            }
         }
 
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Transformers/AssetModelsTransformer.php b/app/Http/Transformers/AssetModelsTransformer.php
index 53f5997ed6..8c94f00577 100644
--- a/app/Http/Transformers/AssetModelsTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Transformers/AssetModelsTransformer.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class AssetModelsTransformer
                 'id' => (int) $assetmodel->manufacturer->id,
                 'name'=> e($assetmodel->manufacturer->name)
             ]  : null,
-            'image' => ($assetmodel->image!='') ? url('/').'/uploads/models/'.e($assetmodel->image) : null,
+            'image' => ($assetmodel->image!='') ? app('models_upload_url').e($assetmodel->image) : null,
             'model_number' => e($assetmodel->model_number),
             'depreciation' => ($assetmodel->depreciation) ? [
                 'id' => (int) $assetmodel->depreciation->id,
diff --git a/app/Http/Transformers/CategoriesTransformer.php b/app/Http/Transformers/CategoriesTransformer.php
index 121e73803e..0c77917d42 100644
--- a/app/Http/Transformers/CategoriesTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Transformers/CategoriesTransformer.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class CategoriesTransformer
             $array = [
                 'id' => (int) $category->id,
                 'name' => e($category->name),
-                'image' =>   ($category->image) ? e(url('/').'/uploads/categories/'.e($category->image)) : null,
+                'image' =>   ($category->image) ? app('categories_upload_url').e($category->image) : null,
                 'type' => e($category->category_type),
                 'eula' => ($category->getEula()) ? true : false,
                 'checkin_email' => ($category->checkin_email =='1') ? true : false,
diff --git a/app/Http/Transformers/CompaniesTransformer.php b/app/Http/Transformers/CompaniesTransformer.php
index 107ed59b17..d8f89ea3b0 100644
--- a/app/Http/Transformers/CompaniesTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Transformers/CompaniesTransformer.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class CompaniesTransformer
             $array = [
                 'id' => (int) $company->id,
                 'name' => e($company->name),
-                'image' =>   ($company->image) ? e(url('/').'/uploads/companies/'.e($company->image)) : null,
+                'image' =>   ($company->image) ? app('companies_upload_url').e($company->image) : null,
                 "created_at" => Helper::getFormattedDateObject($company->created_at, 'datetime'),
                 "updated_at" => Helper::getFormattedDateObject($company->updated_at, 'datetime'),
                 "assets_count" => (int) $company->assets_count,
diff --git a/app/Http/Transformers/DepartmentsTranformer.php b/app/Http/Transformers/DepartmentsTranformer.php
index 00a8746e8b..dd51e73aa8 100644
--- a/app/Http/Transformers/DepartmentsTranformer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Transformers/DepartmentsTranformer.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class DepartmentsTransformer
             $array = [
                 'id' => (int) $department->id,
                 'name' => e($department->name),
-                'image' =>   ($department->image) ? e(url('/').'/uploads/departments/'.e($department->image)) : null,
+                'image' =>   ($department->image) ? app('departments_upload_url').e($department->image) : null,
                 'company' => ($department->company) ? [
                     'id' => (int) $department->company->id,
                     'name'=> e($department->company->name)
diff --git a/app/Http/Transformers/LocationsTransformer.php b/app/Http/Transformers/LocationsTransformer.php
index 636c039a91..96fd25fee6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Transformers/LocationsTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Transformers/LocationsTransformer.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class LocationsTransformer
             $array = [
                 'id' => (int) $location->id,
                 'name' => e($location->name),
-                'image' =>   ($location->image) ? e(url('/').'/uploads/locations/'.e($location->image)) : null,
+                'image' =>   ($location->image) ? app('locations_upload_url').e($location->image) : null,
                 'address' => e($location->address),
                 'city' => e($location->city),
                 'state' => e($location->state),
diff --git a/app/Http/Transformers/ManufacturersTransformer.php b/app/Http/Transformers/ManufacturersTransformer.php
index 93bcf36d24..7ef0ea54a6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Transformers/ManufacturersTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Transformers/ManufacturersTransformer.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ManufacturersTransformer
                 'id' => (int) $manufacturer->id,
                 'name' => e($manufacturer->name),
                 'url' => e($manufacturer->url),
-                'image' =>   ($manufacturer->image) ? e(url('/').'/uploads/manufacturers/'.e($manufacturer->image)) : null,
+                'image' =>   ($manufacturer->image) ? app('manufacturers_upload_url').e($manufacturer->image) : null,
                 'support_url' => e($manufacturer->support_url),
                 'support_phone' => e($manufacturer->support_phone),
                 'support_email' => e($manufacturer->support_email),
diff --git a/app/Http/Transformers/SuppliersTransformer.php b/app/Http/Transformers/SuppliersTransformer.php
index bd3aac350b..0070f7c677 100644
--- a/app/Http/Transformers/SuppliersTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Transformers/SuppliersTransformer.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class SuppliersTransformer
             $array = [
                 'id' => (int) $supplier->id,
                 'name' => e($supplier->name),
-                'image' =>   ($supplier->image) ? e(url('/').'/uploads/suppliers/'.e($supplier->image)) : null,
+                'image' =>   ($supplier->image) ? app('suppliers_upload_url').e($supplier->image) : null,
                 'address' => ($supplier->address) ? e($supplier->address) : null,
                 'address2' => ($supplier->address2) ? e($supplier->address2) : null,
                 'city' => ($supplier->city) ? e($supplier->city) : null,