diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php
index 02d9404556..f1a8c85c20 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Input;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
 use Redirect;
@@ -513,9 +514,8 @@ class AssetModelsController extends Controller
 
         $validator = Validator::make($data, $rules);
 
-        // Okay, this is the problem. Seems to be failing every time, kind of makes sense because it looks like
-        // $rules is an empty array, but I need to wrap my head around this entire method a little more.
         if($validator->fails()){
+            Log::debug($validator->errors());
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Models/CustomFieldset.php b/app/Models/CustomFieldset.php
index a62f96d631..0d0f3974ff 100644
--- a/app/Models/CustomFieldset.php
+++ b/app/Models/CustomFieldset.php
@@ -92,8 +92,11 @@ class CustomFieldset extends Model
 
             array_push($rule, $field->attributes['format']);
             $rules[$field->db_column_name()] = $rule;
-            //add not_array to rules for all fields
-            $rules[$field->db_column_name()][] = 'not_array';
+            // add not_array to rules for all fields
+            // condition added to fix issue with model default updates
+            if ($field->element != 'checkbox') {
+                $rules[$field->db_column_name()][] = 'not_array';
+            }
         }
 
         return $rules;