diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/RecryptFromMcrypt.php b/app/Console/Commands/RecryptFromMcrypt.php
index f9b39183ab..a45a1c9bc4 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/RecryptFromMcrypt.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/RecryptFromMcrypt.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class RecryptFromMcrypt extends Command
         // If not, we can try to use the current APP_KEY if looks like it's old
         $legacy_key = env('LEGACY_APP_KEY');
         $key_parts = explode(':', $legacy_key);
-        $legacy_cipher = env('LEGACY_CIPHER');
+        $legacy_cipher = env('LEGACY_CIPHER', 'rijndael-256');
         $errors = array();
 
         if (!$legacy_key) {
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/SyncAssetLocations.php b/app/Console/Commands/SyncAssetLocations.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a98cedcdb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/SyncAssetLocations.php
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use App\Models\CustomField;
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use App\Models\Asset;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
+
+class SyncAssetLocations extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * The name and signature of the console command.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $signature = 'snipeit:sync-asset-locations {--output= : info|warn|error|all} ';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'This utility will sync the location_id of assets based on current state. It should not normally be needed, but is a safeguard in case we missed something in the Great Migration when flattening the assets to location relationship.';
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new command instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+
+        $output['info'] = [];
+        $output['warn'] = [];
+        $output['error'] = [];
+
+        $total_assets = Asset::whereNull('deleted_at')->get();
+        $bar = $this->output->createProgressBar(count($total_assets));
+
+        // Unassigned
+        $rtd_assets = Asset::whereNull('assigned_to')->with('defaultLoc')->get();
+        $output['info'][] = 'There are '.$rtd_assets->count().' unassigned assets.';
+
+        foreach ($rtd_assets as $rtd_asset) {
+             $output['info'][] = 'Setting Unassigned Asset ' . $rtd_asset->id . ' ('.$rtd_asset->asset_tag.') to  location: ' . $rtd_asset->rtd_location_id . " because their default location is: " . $rtd_asset->rtd_location_id;
+            $rtd_asset->location_id=$rtd_asset->rtd_location_id;
+            $rtd_asset->unsetEventDispatcher();
+            $rtd_asset->save();
+            $bar->advance();
+        }
+
+        $assigned_user_assets = Asset::where('assigned_type','App\Models\User')->whereNotNull('assigned_to')->get();
+        $output['info'][] = 'There are '.$assigned_user_assets->count().' assets checked out to users.';
+        foreach ($assigned_user_assets as $assigned_user_asset) {
+            if (($assigned_user_asset->assignedTo) && ($assigned_user_asset->assignedTo->userLoc)) {
+                $new_location=$assigned_user_asset->assignedTo->userloc->id;
+                $output['info'][] ='Setting User Asset ' . $assigned_user_asset->id . ' ('.$assigned_user_asset->asset_tag.') to  ' . $assigned_user_asset->assignedTo->userLoc->name . ' which is id: ' . $new_location;
+            } else {
+                $output['error'][] ='Asset ' . $assigned_user_asset->id . ' ('.$assigned_user_asset->asset_tag.') still has no location! ';
+                $new_location=$assigned_user_asset->rtd_location_id;
+            }
+            $assigned_user_asset->location_id=$new_location;
+            $assigned_user_asset->unsetEventDispatcher();
+            $assigned_user_asset->save();
+            $bar->advance();
+
+        }
+
+        $assigned_location_assets = Asset::where('assigned_type','App\Models\Location')
+            ->whereNotNull('assigned_to')->get();
+        $output['info'][] = 'There are '.$assigned_location_assets->count().' assets checked out to locations.';
+
+        foreach ($assigned_location_assets as $assigned_location_asset) {
+            $assigned_location_asset->location_id = $assigned_location_asset->assignedTo->id;
+
+            $output['info'][] ='Setting Location Assigned  asset ' . $assigned_location_asset->id . ' ('.$assigned_location_asset->asset_tag.') that is checked out to '.$assigned_location_asset->assignedTo->name.' (#'.$assigned_location_asset->assignedTo->id.') to location: ' . $assigned_location_asset->assetLoc()->id;
+            $assigned_location_asset->unsetEventDispatcher();
+            $assigned_location_asset->save();
+            $bar->advance();
+        }
+
+
+        // Assigned to assets
+        $assigned_asset_assets = Asset::where('assigned_type','App\Models\Asset')
+            ->whereNotNull('assigned_to')->get();
+            $output['info'][] ='Asset-assigned assets: '.$assigned_asset_assets->count();
+
+            foreach ($assigned_asset_assets as $assigned_asset_asset) {
+                $assigned_asset_asset->location_id = $assigned_asset_asset->assetLoc()->id;
+                $output['info'][] ='Setting Asset Assigned asset ' . $assigned_asset_asset->assetLoc()->id. ' ('.$assigned_asset_asset->asset_tag.') location to: ' . $assigned_asset_asset->assetLoc()->id;
+                $assigned_asset_asset->unsetEventDispatcher();
+                $assigned_asset_asset->save();
+                $bar->advance();
+
+            }
+
+        $unlocated_assets = Asset::whereNull("location_id")->get();
+        $output['info'][] ='Assets still without a location: '.$unlocated_assets->count();
+        foreach($unlocated_assets as $unlocated_asset) {
+            $output['warn'][] ='Asset: '.$unlocated_asset->id.' still has no location. ';
+            $bar->advance();
+        }
+
+        $bar->finish();
+        $this->info("\n");
+
+
+        if (($this->option('output')=='all') || ($this->option('output')=='info')) {
+            foreach ($output['info'] as $key => $output_text) {
+                $this->info($output_text);
+            }
+        }
+        if (($this->option('output')=='all') || ($this->option('output')=='warn')) {
+            foreach ($output['warn'] as $key => $output_text) {
+                $this->warn($output_text);
+            }
+        }
+        if (($this->option('output')=='all') || ($this->option('output')=='error')) {
+            foreach ($output['error'] as $key => $output_text) {
+                $this->error($output_text);
+            }
+        }
+
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Console/Kernel.php b/app/Console/Kernel.php
index 0f81098b19..cc104d8e4b 100644
--- a/app/Console/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Console/Kernel.php
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ class Kernel extends ConsoleKernel
         Commands\LdapSync::class,
         Commands\FixDoubleEscape::class,
         Commands\RecryptFromMcrypt::class,
-        Commands\ResetDemoSettings::class
+        Commands\ResetDemoSettings::class,
+        Commands\SyncAssetLocations::class,
     ];
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index dfc725ad39..2f44ac7965 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
         }
 
         if ($request->has('location_id')) {
-            $assets->ByLocationId($request->input('location_id'));
+            $assets->where('assets.location_id', '=', $request->input('location_id'));
         }
 
         if ($request->has('supplier_id')) {
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
                 $asset->requestable = $request->get('requestable') : '';
             ($request->has('rtd_location_id')) ?
                 $asset->rtd_location_id = $request->get('rtd_location_id') : '';
+            ($request->has('rtd_location_id')) ?
+                $asset->location_id = $request->get('rtd_location_id') : '';
             ($request->has('company_id')) ?
                 $asset->company_id = Company::getIdForCurrentUser($request->get('company_id')) : '';
 
@@ -438,14 +440,17 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
 
                 if ($request->get('assigned_user')) {
                     $target = User::find(request('assigned_user'));
+                    $location = $target->location_id;
                 } elseif ($request->get('assigned_asset')) {
                     $target = Asset::find(request('assigned_asset'));
+                    $location = $target->location_id;
                 } elseif ($request->get('assigned_location')) {
                     $target = Location::find(request('assigned_location'));
+                    $location = $target->id;
                 }
 
                 if (isset($target)) {
-                    $asset->checkOut($target, Auth::user(), date('Y-m-d H:i:s'), '', 'Checked out on asset update', e($request->get('name')));
+                    $asset->checkOut($target, Auth::user(), date('Y-m-d H:i:s'), '', 'Checked out on asset update', e($request->get('name')), $location);
                 }
 
                 return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('success', $asset, trans('admin/hardware/message.update.success')));
@@ -512,14 +517,18 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
         ];
         if ($request->has('user_id')) {
             $target = User::find($request->input('user_id'));
+            $location = $target->location_id;
             $error_payload['target_id'] = $request->input('user_id');
             $error_payload['target_type'] = User::class;
         // Don't let the user check an asset out to itself
         } elseif ($request->has('asset_id')) {
             $target = Asset::where('id','!=',$asset_id)->find($request->input('asset_id'));
+            $location = $target->location_id;
             $error_payload['target_id'] = $request->input('asset_id');
             $error_payload['target_type'] = Asset::class;
         } elseif ($request->has('location_id')) {
+            $target = Location::find($request->input('location_id'));
+            $location = $target->id;
             $target = Location::find($request->input('location_id'));
             $error_payload['target_id'] = $request->input('location_id');
             $error_payload['target_type'] = Location::class;
@@ -541,13 +550,11 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
             $asset->location_id = $target->rtd_location_id;
         }
 
-        // Overwrite that if the target has a location ID though
-        if ($target->location_id!='') {
-            $asset->location_id = $target->location_id;
-        }
+        $asset->location_id = $location;
+
         
 
-        if ($asset->checkOut($target, Auth::user(), $checkout_at, $expected_checkin, $note, $asset_name)) {
+        if ($asset->checkOut($target, Auth::user(), $checkout_at, $expected_checkin, $note, $asset_name, $location)) {
             return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('success', ['asset'=> e($asset->asset_tag)], trans('admin/hardware/message.checkout.success')));
         }
 
@@ -563,7 +570,7 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
      * @since [v4.0]
      * @return JsonResponse
      */
-    public function checkin($asset_id)
+    public function checkin(Request $request, $asset_id)
     {
         $this->authorize('checkin', Asset::class);
         $asset = Asset::findOrFail($asset_id);
@@ -581,6 +588,13 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
         $asset->assignedTo()->disassociate($asset);
         $asset->accepted = null;
         $asset->name = e(Input::get('name'));
+        $asset->location_id =  $asset->rtd_location_id;
+
+        if ($request->has('location_id')) {
+            $asset->location_id =  $request->input('location_id');
+        }
+
+        $asset->location_id = $asset->rtd_location_id;
 
         if (Input::has('status_id')) {
             $asset->status_id =  e(Input::get('status_id'));
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LocationsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LocationsController.php
index 27140fff29..6bc2491221 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LocationsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LocationsController.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class LocationsController extends Controller
         $allowed_columns = [
                 'id','name','address','address2','city','state','country','zip','created_at',
                 'updated_at','parent_id', 'manager_id','image',
-                'rtd_assets_count','users_count','assets_count'];
+                'assigned_assets_count','users_count','assets_count'];
 
         $locations = Location::with('parent', 'manager', 'childLocations')->select([
             'locations.id',
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class LocationsController extends Controller
             'locations.updated_at',
             'locations.image',
             'locations.currency'
-        ])->withCount('rtd_assets')
+        ])->withCount('assignedAssets')
         ->withCount('assets')
         ->withCount('users');
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetsController.php
index 7daea872c0..f4861f4db2 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetsController.php
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
         $asset->requestable             = request('requestable', 0);
         $asset->rtd_location_id         = request('rtd_location_id', null);
 
+        if ($asset->assigned_to=='') {
+            $asset->location_id = $request->input('rtd_location_id', null);
+        }
+
         // Create the image (if one was chosen.)
         if ($request->has('image')) {
             $image = $request->input('image');
@@ -199,8 +203,6 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
 
         // Update custom fields in the database.
         // Validation for these fields is handled through the AssetRequest form request
-        // FIXME: No idea why this is returning a Builder error on db_column_name.
-        // Need to investigate and fix. Using static method for now.
         $model = AssetModel::find($request->get('model_id'));
 
         if ($model->fieldset) {
@@ -218,15 +220,20 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
             // Was the asset created?
         if ($asset->save()) {
             $asset->logCreate();
+
             if (request('assigned_user')) {
                 $target = User::find(request('assigned_user'));
+                $location = $target->location_id;
             } elseif (request('assigned_asset')) {
                 $target = Asset::find(request('assigned_asset'));
+                $location = $target->location_id;
             } elseif (request('assigned_location')) {
                 $target = Location::find(request('assigned_location'));
+                $location = $target->id;
             }
+
             if (isset($target)) {
-                $asset->checkOut($target, Auth::user(), date('Y-m-d H:i:s'), '', 'Checked out on asset creation', e(Input::get('name')));
+                $asset->checkOut($target, Auth::user(), date('Y-m-d H:i:s'), '', 'Checked out on asset creation', e(Input::get('name')), $location);
             }
             // Redirect to the asset listing page
             \Session::flash('success', trans('admin/hardware/message.create.success'));
@@ -289,6 +296,11 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
         $asset->requestable = $request->has('requestable');
         $asset->rtd_location_id = $request->input('rtd_location_id', null);
 
+        if ($asset->assigned_to=='') {
+            $asset->location_id = $request->input('rtd_location_id', null);
+        }
+
+
         if ($request->has('image_delete')) {
             unlink(public_path().'/uploads/assets/'.$asset->image);
             $asset->image = '';
@@ -546,6 +558,8 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
             $asset->status_id =  e(Input::get('status_id'));
         }
 
+        $asset->location_id = $asset->rtd_location_id;
+        
         if (Input::has('location_id')) {
             $asset->location_id =  e(Input::get('location_id'));
         }
diff --git a/app/Http/Transformers/LocationsTransformer.php b/app/Http/Transformers/LocationsTransformer.php
index 3009f93ead..636c039a91 100644
--- a/app/Http/Transformers/LocationsTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Transformers/LocationsTransformer.php
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ class LocationsTransformer
                 'state' => e($location->state),
                 'country' => e($location->country),
                 'zip' => e($location->zip),
-                'assets_count' => (int) $location->assets_count,
-                'rtd_assets_count'    => (int) $location->rtd_assets_count,
+                'assigned_assets_count' => (int) $location->assigned_assets_count,
+                'assets_count'    => (int) $location->assets_count,
                 'users_count'    => (int) $location->users_count,
 
                 'created_at' => Helper::getFormattedDateObject($location->created_at, 'datetime'),
diff --git a/app/Models/Asset.php b/app/Models/Asset.php
index df0905ba52..cb5aee97cd 100644
--- a/app/Models/Asset.php
+++ b/app/Models/Asset.php
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class Asset extends Depreciable
      * @return bool
      */
     //FIXME: The admin parameter is never used. Can probably be removed.
-    public function checkOut($target, $admin = null, $checkout_at = null, $expected_checkin = null, $note = null, $name = null)
+    public function checkOut($target, $admin = null, $checkout_at = null, $expected_checkin = null, $note = null, $name = null, $location = null)
     {
         if (!$target) {
             return false;
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ class Asset extends Depreciable
             $this->name = $name;
         }
 
+        if ($location != null) {
+            $this->location_id = $location;
+        }
+
         if ($this->requireAcceptance()) {
             if(get_class($target) != User::class) {
                 throw new CheckoutNotAllowed;
@@ -1117,14 +1121,7 @@ class Asset extends Depreciable
                 $query->where('locations.id', '=', $search);
             });
         });
-        // FIXME: This needs porting to checkout to non-user.
-        // ->orWhere(function ($query) use ($search) {
-        //     $query->whereHas('assigneduser', function ($query) use ($search) {
-        //         $query->whereHas('userloc', function ($query) use ($search) {
-        //             $query->where('locations.id', '=', $search);
-        //         });
-        //     });
-        // });
+
     }
 
 
diff --git a/app/Models/Location.php b/app/Models/Location.php
index 6a416a4173..bfc7cebf70 100755
--- a/app/Models/Location.php
+++ b/app/Models/Location.php
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@ class Location extends SnipeModel
 
     public function assets()
     {
-        return $this->hasMany('\App\Models\Asset', 'location_id');
+        return $this->hasMany('\App\Models\Asset', 'location_id')
+            ->whereHas('assetstatus', function ($query) {
+                    $query->where('status_labels.deployable', '=', 1)
+                        ->orWhere('status_labels.pending', '=', 1)
+                        ->orWhere('status_labels.archived', '=', 0);
+            });
     }
 
     public function rtd_assets()
@@ -92,7 +97,6 @@ class Location extends SnipeModel
     public function assignedAssets()
     {
         return $this->morphMany('App\Models\Asset', 'assigned', 'assigned_type', 'assigned_to')->withTrashed();
-        // return $this->hasMany('\App\Models\Asset', 'assigned_to')->withTrashed();
     }
 
     public function setLdapOuAttribute($ldap_ou)
diff --git a/resources/views/locations/index.blade.php b/resources/views/locations/index.blade.php
index ab023f776e..c1034fdd6a 100755
--- a/resources/views/locations/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/locations/index.blade.php
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
                 <th data-sortable="true" data-formatter="locationsLinkFormatter" data-field="name" data-searchable="true">{{ trans('admin/locations/table.name') }}</th>
                 <th data-sortable="true" data-field="image" data-visible="false" data-formatter="imageFormatter">{{ trans('general.image') }}</th>
                 <th data-sortable="true" data-field="parent" data-formatter="locationsLinkObjFormatter">{{ trans('admin/locations/table.parent') }}</th>
-                <th data-searchable="false" data-sortable="true" data-field="rtd_assets_count">{{ trans('admin/locations/table.assets_rtd') }}</th>
-                <th data-searchable="false" data-sortable="true" data-field="assets_count">{{ trans('admin/locations/table.assets_checkedout') }}</th>
+                <th data-searchable="false" data-sortable="true" data-field="assets_count">{{ trans('admin/locations/table.assets_rtd') }}</th>
+                <th data-searchable="false" data-sortable="true" data-field="assigned_assets_count">{{ trans('admin/locations/table.assets_checkedout') }}</th>
                 <th data-searchable="false" data-sortable="true" data-field="users_count">{{ trans('general.people') }}</th>
                 <th data-searchable="true" data-sortable="true" data-field="currency">{{ trans('general.currency') }}</th>
                 <th data-searchable="true" data-sortable="true" data-field="address">{{ trans('admin/locations/table.address') }}</th>