diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index 2b6a7e2b55..13b745cdff 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
         $asset->purchase_cost           = Helper::ParseCurrency($request->get('purchase_cost')); // this is the API's store method, so I don't know that I want to do this? Confusing. FIXME (or not?!)
         $asset->purchase_date           = $request->get('purchase_date', null);
         $asset->assigned_to             = $request->get('assigned_to', null);
-        $asset->supplier_id             = $request->get('supplier_id', 0);
+        $asset->supplier_id             = $request->get('supplier_id');
         $asset->requestable             = $request->get('requestable', 0);
         $asset->rtd_location_id         = $request->get('rtd_location_id', null);
         $asset->location_id             = $request->get('rtd_location_id', null);