diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/LicensesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/LicensesController.php
index 2f14a72829..6e6b67c78b 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/LicensesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/LicensesController.php
@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@ class LicensesController extends Controller
                 return redirect()->route('licenses.index')->with('error', trans('admin/licenses/message.asset_does_not_exist'));
             }
 
-            if (($target->assigned_to!='') && (($target->assigned_to!=$assigned_to)) && ($target!='')) {
-                return redirect()->route('licenses.index')->with('error', trans('admin/licenses/message.owner_doesnt_match_asset'));
+            if (($request->has('assigned_to')) && ($request->has('asset_id'))) {
+                return redirect()->back()->withInput()->with('error', trans('admin/licenses/message.select_asset_or_person'));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Transformers/LicensesTransformer.php b/app/Http/Transformers/LicensesTransformer.php
index 8dad4b160e..92b3e4a5d6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Transformers/LicensesTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Transformers/LicensesTransformer.php
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ class LicensesTransformer
             'depreciation' => ($license->depreciation) ? ['id' => (int) $license->depreciation->id,'name'=> e($license->depreciation->name)] : null,
             'notes' => e($license->notes),
             'expiration_date' => Helper::getFormattedDateObject($license->expiration_date, 'date'),
-            'total_seats' => (int) $license->total_seats,
-            'remaining_qty' => $license->remaincount(),
+            'total_seats' => (int) $license->seats,
+            'next_seat' => ($license->freeSeat()) ?  (int) $license->freeSeat()->id : null,
+            'remaining_qty' => (int) $license->remaincount(),
             'min_qty' => $license->remaincount(),
             'license_name' =>  e($license->license_name),
             'license_email' => e($license->license_email),
diff --git a/app/Models/License.php b/app/Models/License.php
index ca2c9c7281..91a150198d 100755
--- a/app/Models/License.php
+++ b/app/Models/License.php
@@ -332,14 +332,17 @@ class License extends Depreciable
         return $this->belongsTo('\App\Models\Supplier', 'supplier_id');
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Get the next available free seat - used by
+     * the API to populate next_seat
+     */
     public function freeSeat()
     {
-        $seat = LicenseSeat::where('license_id', '=', $this->id)
+        return $this->licenseseats()
                     ->whereNull('deleted_at')
                     ->whereNull('assigned_to')
                     ->whereNull('asset_id')
                     ->first();
-        return $seat->id;
     }
 
     public static function getExpiringLicenses($days = 60)
diff --git a/app/Models/Loggable.php b/app/Models/Loggable.php
index da9899ec02..5e13bb8a87 100644
--- a/app/Models/Loggable.php
+++ b/app/Models/Loggable.php
@@ -43,20 +43,23 @@ trait Loggable
         $log->target_type = get_class($target);
         $log->target_id = $target->id;
 
-        $class = get_class($target);
-        if ($class == Location::class) {
+        $target_class = get_class($target);
+
+        // Figure out what the target is
+        if ($target_class == Location::class) {
             // We can checkout to a location
             $log->location_id = $target->id;
-        } else if ($class== Asset::class) {
+        } elseif ($target_class== Asset::class) {
             $log->location_id = $target->rtd_location_id;
         } else {
             $log->location_id = $target->location_id;
         }
+
         $log->note = $note;
         $log->logaction('checkout');
 
         $params = [
-            'item' => $this,
+            'item' => $log->item,
             'target' => $target,
             'admin' => $log->user,
             'note' => $note,
diff --git a/app/Presenters/LicensePresenter.php b/app/Presenters/LicensePresenter.php
index 2a7f8c0526..5bbdb16cca 100644
--- a/app/Presenters/LicensePresenter.php
+++ b/app/Presenters/LicensePresenter.php
@@ -146,6 +146,16 @@ class LicensePresenter extends Presenter
         return (string)link_to_route('licenses.show', $this->name, $this->id);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Link to this licenses Name
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function fullName()
+    {
+        return 'poop';
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * Link to this licenses serial
      * @return string
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/admin/licenses/message.php b/resources/lang/en/admin/licenses/message.php
index d5dbfe77b9..3e7ee486c7 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/admin/licenses/message.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/admin/licenses/message.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ return array(
     'asset_does_not_exist' 	=> 'The asset you are trying to associate with this license does not exist.',
     'owner_doesnt_match_asset' => 'The asset you are trying to associate with this license is owned by somene other than the person selected in the assigned to dropdown.',
     'assoc_users'	 => 'This license is currently checked out to a user and cannot be deleted. Please check the license in first, and then try deleting again. ',
+    'select_asset_or_person' => 'You must select an asset or a user, but not both.',
 
 
     'create' => array(
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php
index 4ea74216ed..e579c666ca 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php
@@ -215,7 +215,13 @@ $('.snipe-table').bootstrapTable({
 
             // The user is allowed to check items out, AND the item is deployable
             if ((row.available_actions.checkout == true) && (row.user_can_checkout == true) && (!row.assigned_to)) {
-                return '<a href="{{ url('/') }}/' + destination + '/' + row.id + '/checkout" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary" data-tooltip="true" title="Check this item out to a user">{{ trans('general.checkout') }}</a>';
+                // case for licenses
+                if (row.next_seat) {
+                    return '<a href="{{ url('/') }}/' + destination + '/' + row.next_seat + '/checkout" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary" data-tooltip="true" title="Check this item out to a user">{{ trans('general.checkout') }}</a>';
+                } else {
+                    return '<a href="{{ url('/') }}/' + destination + '/' + row.id + '/checkout" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary" data-tooltip="true" title="Check this item out to a user">{{ trans('general.checkout') }}</a>';
+                }
+
 
             // The user is allowed to check items out, but the item is not deployable
             } else if (((row.user_can_checkout == false)) && (row.available_actions.checkout == true) && (!row.assigned_to)) {