diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index ac9287b53e..214b27eb20 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -987,10 +987,14 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
             $asset->unsetEventDispatcher();
             $asset->next_audit_date = $dt;
 
+            if ($request->filled('audit_type')) {
+                $asset->audit_type = $request->input('audit_type');
+            }
+
             if ($request->filled('next_audit_date')) {
                 $asset->next_audit_date = $request->input('next_audit_date');
             }
-
+            
             // Check to see if they checked the box to update the physical location,
             // not just note it in the audit notes
             if ($request->input('update_location') == '1') {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
index 8cfc89004f..51af943564 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
 
         $asset->next_audit_date = $request->input('next_audit_date');
         $asset->last_audit_date = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
-        $asset->audit_type = $request->input('audit_type', 'physical');
+        $asset->audit_type = $request->input('audit_type');
 
         // Check to see if they checked the box to update the physical location,
         // not just note it in the audit notes