diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 75c7c2245c..6ea67cb9d8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ services:
 
 # list any PHP version you want to test against
 php:
-  - 7.1.8
   - 7.2
   - 7.3.0
+  - 7.4
 
 
 # execute any number of scripts before the test run, custom env's are available as variables
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
index bf8ca1c93d..6d354869d3 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
@@ -802,4 +802,4 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
         return view('hardware/requested', compact('requestedItems'));
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/LocationsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/LocationsController.php
index 5d76d59e67..86476867c1 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/LocationsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/LocationsController.php
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class LocationsController extends Controller
     {
         $this->authorize('create', Location::class);
         $location = new Location();
+        $location->id               = null; // This is required to make Laravels different validation work, it errors if the parameter doesn't exist (maybe a bug)?
         $location->name             = $request->input('name');
         $location->parent_id        = $request->input('parent_id', null);
         $location->currency         = $request->input('currency', '$');
diff --git a/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php b/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php
index c5ea09b165..1da491a007 100644
--- a/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php
+++ b/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
 
         $this->call(CompanySeeder::class);
         $this->call(CategorySeeder::class);
+        $this->call(LocationSeeder::class);
         $this->call(UserSeeder::class);
         $this->call(DepreciationSeeder::class);
         $this->call(DepartmentSeeder::class);
         $this->call(ManufacturerSeeder::class);
-        $this->call(LocationSeeder::class);
         $this->call(SupplierSeeder::class);
         $this->call(AssetModelSeeder::class);
         $this->call(DepreciationSeeder::class);
diff --git a/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php
index c47bb6777a..9b2077923e 100755
--- a/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
   @include ('partials.forms.edit.location-select', ['translated_name' => trans('admin/hardware/form.checkout_to'), 'fieldname' => 'assigned_location', 'style' => 'display:none;', 'required' => 'false'])
   @endif
 
-  @include ('partials.forms.edit.serial', ['fieldname'=> 'serials[1]','translated_serial' => trans('admin/hardware/form.serial')])
   @include ('partials.forms.edit.name', ['translated_name' => trans('admin/hardware/form.name')])
   @include ('partials.forms.edit.purchase_date')
   @include ('partials.forms.edit.supplier-select', ['translated_name' => trans('general.supplier'), 'fieldname' => 'supplier_id'])
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@
                         if(transformed_oldvals[elem.name]) {
                             $(elem).val(transformed_oldvals[elem.name]).trigger('change'); //the trigger is for select2-based objects, if we have any
                         }
-                        
+
                     });
                 }
             });
diff --git a/tests/functional/AssetsCest.php b/tests/functional/AssetsCest.php
index 5ff47e5dba..078a39aa92 100644
--- a/tests/functional/AssetsCest.php
+++ b/tests/functional/AssetsCest.php
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ class AssetsCest
     {
         $I->wantTo("Test Validation Fails with blank elements");
         $I->amOnPage(route('hardware.create'));
+        // Settings factory can enable auto prefixes, which generate a random asset id.  Lets clear it out for the sake of this test.
+        $I->fillField('#asset_tag', '');
         $I->click('Save');
         $I->see('The asset tag field is required.', '.alert-msg');
         $I->see('The model id field is required.', '.alert-msg');
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ class AssetsCest
          ]);
         $userId = $I->getUserId();
         $values = [
-            'asset_tag'         => $asset->asset_tag,
+            'asset_tags[1]'         => $asset->asset_tag,
             'assigned_user'     => $userId,
             'company_id'        => $asset->company_id,
             'model_id'          => $asset->model_id,
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ class AssetsCest
             'purchase_date'     => '2016-01-01',
             'requestable'       => $asset->requestable,
             'rtd_location_id'   => $asset->rtd_location_id,
-            'serial'            => $asset->serial,
+            'serials[1]'        => $asset->serial,
             'status_id'         => $asset->status_id,
             'supplier_id'       => $asset->supplier_id,
             'warranty_months'   => $asset->warranty_months,
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ class AssetsCest
             'notes'             => $asset->notes,
             'order_number'      => $asset->order_number,
             'purchase_cost'     => $asset->purchase_cost,
-            'purchase_date'     => Carbon::parse('2016-01-01'),
+            'purchase_date'     => '2016-01-01',
             'requestable'       => $asset->requestable,
             'rtd_location_id'   => $asset->rtd_location_id,
             'serial'            => $asset->serial,
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ class AssetsCest
         $I->amOnPage(route('hardware.create'));
         $I->submitForm('form#create-form', $values);
         $I->seeRecord('assets', $seenValues);
-        $I->dontSeeElement('.alert-danger'); // We should check for success, but we can't because of the stupid ajaxy way I did things.  FIXME when the asset form is rewritten.
+        $I->seeResponseCodeIs(200);
     }
 
     public function allowsDelete(FunctionalTester $I)
diff --git a/tests/functional/GroupsCest.php b/tests/functional/GroupsCest.php
index b24b3c07cc..724b4dbca1 100644
--- a/tests/functional/GroupsCest.php
+++ b/tests/functional/GroupsCest.php
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ class GroupsCest
         $I->wantTo("Test Validation Fails with short name");
         $I->amOnPage(route('groups.create'));
         $I->seeResponseCodeIs(200);
-        $I->fillField('name', 't2');
+        $I->fillField('name', 't');
         $I->click('Save');
         $I->seeElement('.alert-danger');
-        $I->see('The name must be at least 3 characters', '.alert-msg');
+        $I->see('The name must be at least 2 characters', '.alert-msg');
     }
 
     public function passesCorrectValidation(FunctionalTester $I)
diff --git a/tests/functional/UsersCest.php b/tests/functional/UsersCest.php
index 40e8d7e7ff..42ca897342 100644
--- a/tests/functional/UsersCest.php
+++ b/tests/functional/UsersCest.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class UsersCest
         $I->fillField('password', '12345');
         $I->click('Save');
         $I->seeElement('.alert-danger');
-        $I->see('The password must be at least 10 characters', '.alert-msg');
+        $I->see('The password must be at least 8 characters', '.alert-msg');
 
     }
     public function passesCorrectValidation(FunctionalTester $I)
diff --git a/tests/unit/AssetModelTest.php b/tests/unit/AssetModelTest.php
index edb24243e3..a65832b7c6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/AssetModelTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/AssetModelTest.php
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ class AssetModelTest extends BaseTest
      public function testAnAssetModelContainsAssets()
      {
          $assetModel = $this->createValidAssetModel();
-         factory(Asset::class)->create([
+         $this->createValidAsset([
              'model_id' => $assetModel->id,
          ]);
-         $this->assertEquals(1,$assetModel->assets()->count());
+         $this->assertEquals(1, $assetModel->assets()->count());
      }
 
      public function testAnAssetModelHasACategory()
diff --git a/tests/unit/AssetTest.php b/tests/unit/AssetTest.php
index 7f93f53b1a..375da10f18 100644
--- a/tests/unit/AssetTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/AssetTest.php
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ class AssetTest extends BaseTest
      */
      public function testWarrantyExpiresAttribute()
      {
-         $asset = factory(Asset::class)->states('laptop-mbp')->create(['model_id' => $this->createValidAssetModel()->id]);
+        $asset = factory(Asset::class)->states('laptop-mbp')->create([
+            'model_id' => $this->createValidAssetModel()->id,
+            'supplier_id' => $this->createvalidSupplier()->id,
+            'rtd_location_id' => $this->createValidLocation()->id
+        ]);
 
          $asset->purchase_date = Carbon::createFromDate(2017, 1, 1)->hour(0)->minute(0)->second(0);
          $asset->warranty_months = 24;
@@ -109,7 +113,11 @@ class AssetTest extends BaseTest
      public function testModelIdMustExist()
      {
          $model = $this->createValidAssetModel();
-         $asset = factory(Asset::class)->make(['model_id' => $model->id]);
+         $asset = factory(Asset::class)->make([
+            'model_id' => $model->id,
+            'supplier_id' => $this->createValidSupplier()->id,
+            'rtd_location_id' => $this->createValidLocation()->id
+        ]);
          $asset->save();
          $this->assertTrue($asset->isValid());
          $newId = $model->id + 1;
@@ -188,7 +196,9 @@ class AssetTest extends BaseTest
 
      public function testAnAssetCanHaveUploads()
      {
-         $asset = $this->createValidAsset();
+         $asset = $this->createValidAsset([
+            'supplier_id' => $this->createValidSupplier()->id
+         ]);
          $this->assertCount(0, $asset->uploads);
          factory(App\Models\Actionlog::class, 'asset-upload')->create(['item_id' => $asset->id]);
          $this->assertCount(1, $asset->fresh()->uploads);
diff --git a/tests/unit/BaseTest.php b/tests/unit/BaseTest.php
index 9b77c802b7..16b171193a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/BaseTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/BaseTest.php
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ class BaseTest extends \Codeception\TestCase\Test
     protected function signIn($user = null)
     {
         if (!$user) {
-            $user = factory(User::class)->states('superuser')->create();
+            $user = factory(User::class)->states('superuser')->create([
+                'location_id' => $this->createValidLocation()->id
+            ]);
         }
         Auth::login($user);
 
@@ -78,17 +80,24 @@ class BaseTest extends \Codeception\TestCase\Test
 
     protected function createValidUser($overrides= [])
     {
-        return factory(App\Models\User::class)->create($overrides);
+        return factory(App\Models\User::class)->create(
+            array_merge([ 
+                'location_id'=>$this->createValidLocation()->id 
+            ], $overrides)
+        );
     }
 
     protected function createValidAsset($overrides = [])
     {
-        $locId = $this->createValidLocation();
+        $locId = $this->createValidLocation()->id;
         $this->createValidAssetModel();
-        return factory(\App\Models\Asset::class)->states('laptop-mbp')->create([
-            'rtd_location_id' => $locId,
-            'location_id' => $locId
-        ], $overrides);
+        return factory(\App\Models\Asset::class)->states('laptop-mbp')->create(
+            array_merge([
+                'rtd_location_id' => $locId,
+                'location_id' => $locId,
+                'supplier_id' => $this->createValidSupplier()->id
+            ], $overrides)
+        );
     }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/CategoryTest.php b/tests/unit/CategoryTest.php
index 6d0d4e2fe4..69fc841ac9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/CategoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/CategoryTest.php
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ class CategoryTest extends BaseTest
          $this->assertCount(5, $category->models);
 
          $models->each(function($model) {
-             factory(App\Models\Asset::class, 2)->create(['model_id' => $model->id]);
+            // This is intentionally run twice to generate the ten imagined assets, done this way to keep it in sync with createValidAsset rather than using the factory directly.
+             $this->createValidAsset(['model_id' => $model->id]);
+             $this->createValidAsset(['model_id' => $model->id]);
          });
          $this->assertEquals(10, $category->itemCount());
      }
diff --git a/tests/unit/CompanyTest.php b/tests/unit/CompanyTest.php
index 59930ba4c1..22ac12bd87 100644
--- a/tests/unit/CompanyTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/CompanyTest.php
@@ -31,17 +31,14 @@ class CompanyTest extends BaseTest
      public function testACompanyCanHaveUsers()
      {
          $company = $this->createValidCompany();
-         factory(App\Models\User::class, 1)->create(['company_id'=>$company->id]);
+         $user = $this->createValidUser(['company_id'=>$company->id]);
          $this->assertCount(1, $company->users);
      }
 
      public function testACompanyCanHaveAssets()
      {
          $company = $this->createValidCompany();
-         factory(App\Models\Asset::class, 1)->states('laptop-mbp')->create([
-            'company_id' => $company->id,
-            'model_id' => $this->createValidAssetModel()->id
-         ]);
+         $this->createValidAsset(['company_id' => $company->id]);
          $this->assertCount(1, $company->assets);
      }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/LocationTest.php b/tests/unit/LocationTest.php
index 09cf2ff589..82f0a14ef1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/LocationTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/LocationTest.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class LocationTest extends BaseTest
     protected $tester;
 
     public function testPassesIfNotSelfParent() {
+        $this->createValidLocation(['id' => 10]);
 
         $a = factory(Location::class)->make([
             'name' => 'Test Location',
diff --git a/tests/unit/NotificationTest.php b/tests/unit/NotificationTest.php
index 10bbe72289..4f1441b0e1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/NotificationTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/NotificationTest.php
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ class NotificationTest extends BaseTest
 
      public function testAUserIsEmailedIfTheyCheckoutAnAssetWithEULA()
      {
-         $admin = factory(User::class)->states('superuser')->create();
-         Auth::login($admin);
-         $cat = $this->createValidCategory('asset-laptop-category', ['require_acceptance' => true]);
-         $model = $this->createValidAssetModel('mbp-13-model', ['category_id' => $cat->id]);
-         $asset = $this->createValidAsset(['model_id' => $model->id]);
-         $user = factory(User::class)->create();
-         Notification::fake();
-         $asset->checkOut($user, 1);
+        $admin = factory(User::class)->states('superuser')->create();
+        Auth::login($admin);
+        $cat = $this->createValidCategory('asset-laptop-category', ['require_acceptance' => true]);
+        $model = $this->createValidAssetModel('mbp-13-model', ['category_id' => $cat->id]);
+        $asset = $this->createValidAsset(['model_id' => $model->id]);
+        $user = $this->createValidUser();
 
-         Notification::assertSentTo($user, CheckoutAssetNotification::class);
+        Notification::fake();
+        $asset->checkOut($user, 1);
+        Notification::assertSentTo($user, CheckoutAssetNotification::class);
      }
 }