diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index 382990b576..b14a79bcf8 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -826,12 +826,20 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
         // This item is checked out to a location
         if (request('checkout_to_type') == 'location') {
             $target = Location::find(request('assigned_location'));
+            if (!$target) {
+                return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', ['asset'=> e($asset->asset_tag)], trans('admin/hardware/message.checkout.error')));
+            }
+
             $asset->location_id = ($target) ? $target->id : '';
             $error_payload['target_id'] = $request->input('assigned_location');
             $error_payload['target_type'] = 'location';
 
         } elseif (request('checkout_to_type') == 'asset') {
             $target = Asset::where('id', '!=', $asset_id)->find(request('assigned_asset'));
+            if (!$target) {
+                return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', ['asset'=> e($asset->asset_tag)], trans('admin/hardware/message.checkout.error')));
+            }
+
             $asset->location_id = $target->rtd_location_id;
             // Override with the asset's location_id if it has one
             $asset->location_id = (($target) && (isset($target->location_id))) ? $target->location_id : '';
@@ -841,6 +849,10 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
         } elseif (request('checkout_to_type') == 'user') {
             // Fetch the target and set the asset's new location_id
             $target = User::find(request('assigned_user'));
+            if (!$target) {
+                return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', ['asset'=> e($asset->asset_tag)], trans('admin/hardware/message.checkout.error')));
+            }
+
             $asset->location_id = (($target) && (isset($target->location_id))) ? $target->location_id : '';
             $error_payload['target_id'] = $request->input('assigned_user');
             $error_payload['target_type'] = 'user';