diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index d4ff0092ba..bad1947966 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
     {
         $this->authorize('view', Asset::class);
         $this->authorize('view', License::class);
-        $asset = Asset::where('id', $id)->withTrashed()->first();
+        $asset = Asset::where('id', $id)->withTrashed()->firstorfail();
         $licenses = $asset->licenses()->get();
 
         return (new LicensesTransformer())->transformLicenses($licenses, $licenses->count());