diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetMaintenancesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetMaintenancesController.php
index 6da7ce23a..931e8e51c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetMaintenancesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetMaintenancesController.php
@@ -116,41 +116,17 @@ class AssetMaintenancesController extends Controller
     {
         $this->authorize('update', Asset::class);
         // create a new model instance
-        $assetMaintenance = new AssetMaintenance();
-        $assetMaintenance->supplier_id = $request->input('supplier_id');
-        $assetMaintenance->is_warranty = $request->input('is_warranty');
-        $assetMaintenance->cost =  $request->input('cost');
-        $assetMaintenance->notes = e($request->input('notes'));
-        $asset = Asset::find(e($request->input('asset_id')));
-
-        if (! Company::isCurrentUserHasAccess($asset)) {
-            return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, 'You cannot add a maintenance for that asset'));
-        }
-
-        // Save the asset maintenance data
-        $assetMaintenance->asset_id = $request->input('asset_id');
-        $assetMaintenance->asset_maintenance_type = $request->input('asset_maintenance_type');
-        $assetMaintenance->title = $request->input('title');
-        $assetMaintenance->start_date = $request->input('start_date');
-        $assetMaintenance->completion_date = $request->input('completion_date');
-        $assetMaintenance->user_id = Auth::id();
-
-        if (($assetMaintenance->completion_date !== null)
-            && ($assetMaintenance->start_date !== '')
-            && ($assetMaintenance->start_date !== '0000-00-00')
-        ) {
-            $startDate = Carbon::parse($assetMaintenance->start_date);
-            $completionDate = Carbon::parse($assetMaintenance->completion_date);
-            $assetMaintenance->asset_maintenance_time = $completionDate->diffInDays($startDate);
-        }
+        $maintenance = new AssetMaintenance();
+        $maintenance->fill($request->all());
+        $maintenance->user_id = Auth::id();
 
         // Was the asset maintenance created?
-        if ($assetMaintenance->save()) {
-            return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('success', $assetMaintenance, trans('admin/asset_maintenances/message.create.success')));
+        if ($maintenance->save()) {
+            return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('success', $maintenance, trans('admin/asset_maintenances/message.create.success')));
 
         }
 
-        return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, $assetMaintenance->getErrors()));
+        return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, $maintenance->getErrors()));
 
     }
 
@@ -158,65 +134,39 @@ class AssetMaintenancesController extends Controller
      *  Validates and stores an update to an asset maintenance
      *
      * @author  A. Gianotto <snipe@snipe.net>
-     * @param int $assetMaintenanceId
+     * @param int $id
      * @param int $request
      * @version v1.0
      * @since [v4.0]
      * @return string JSON
      */
-    public function update(Request $request, $assetMaintenanceId = null)
+    public function update(Request $request, $id)
     {
         $this->authorize('update', Asset::class);
-        // Check if the asset maintenance exists
-        $assetMaintenance = AssetMaintenance::findOrFail($assetMaintenanceId);
 
-        if (! Company::isCurrentUserHasAccess($assetMaintenance->asset)) {
-            return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, 'You cannot edit a maintenance for that asset'));
-        }
+        if ($maintenance = AssetMaintenance::with('asset')->find($id)) {
 
-        $assetMaintenance->supplier_id = e($request->input('supplier_id'));
-        $assetMaintenance->is_warranty = e($request->input('is_warranty'));
-        $assetMaintenance->cost =  $request->input('cost');
-        $assetMaintenance->notes = e($request->input('notes'));
-
-        $asset = Asset::find(request('asset_id'));
-
-        if (! Company::isCurrentUserHasAccess($asset)) {
-            return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, 'You cannot edit a maintenance for that asset'));
-        }
-
-        // Save the asset maintenance data
-        $assetMaintenance->asset_id = $request->input('asset_id');
-        $assetMaintenance->asset_maintenance_type = $request->input('asset_maintenance_type');
-        $assetMaintenance->title = $request->input('title');
-        $assetMaintenance->start_date = $request->input('start_date');
-        $assetMaintenance->completion_date = $request->input('completion_date');
-
-        if (($assetMaintenance->completion_date == null)
-        ) {
-            if (($assetMaintenance->asset_maintenance_time !== 0)
-                || (! is_null($assetMaintenance->asset_maintenance_time))
-            ) {
-                $assetMaintenance->asset_maintenance_time = null;
+            // Can this user manage this asset?
+            if (! Company::isCurrentUserHasAccess($maintenance->asset)) {
+                return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, trans('general.action_permission_denied', ['item_type' => trans('admin/asset_maintenances/general.maintenance'), 'id' => $id, 'action' => trans('general.edit')])));
             }
+
+            // The asset this miantenance is attached to is not valid or has been deleted
+            if (!$maintenance->asset) {
+                return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, trans('general.item_not_found', ['item_type' => trans('general.asset'), 'id' => $id])));
+            }
+
+            $maintenance->fill($request->all());
+
+            if ($maintenance->save()) {
+                return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('success', $maintenance, trans('admin/asset_maintenances/message.edit.success')));
+            }
+
+            return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, $maintenance->getErrors()));
         }
 
-        if (($assetMaintenance->completion_date !== null)
-            && ($assetMaintenance->start_date !== '')
-            && ($assetMaintenance->start_date !== '0000-00-00')
-        ) {
-            $startDate = Carbon::parse($assetMaintenance->start_date);
-            $completionDate = Carbon::parse($assetMaintenance->completion_date);
-            $assetMaintenance->asset_maintenance_time = $completionDate->diffInDays($startDate);
-        }
+        return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, trans('general.item_not_found', ['item_type' => trans('admin/asset_maintenances/general.maintenance'), 'id' => $id])));
 
-        // Was the asset maintenance created?
-        if ($assetMaintenance->save()) {
-            return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('success', $assetMaintenance, trans('admin/asset_maintenances/message.edit.success')));
-
-        }
-
-        return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, $assetMaintenance->getErrors()));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Models/AssetMaintenance.php b/app/Models/AssetMaintenance.php
index 292e52957..79920ffe5 100644
--- a/app/Models/AssetMaintenance.php
+++ b/app/Models/AssetMaintenance.php
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ class AssetMaintenance extends Model implements ICompanyableChild
     use SoftDeletes;
     use CompanyableChildTrait;
     use ValidatingTrait;
-    protected $casts = [
-        'start_date' => 'datetime',
-        'completion_date' => 'datetime',
-    ];
+
+
+
     protected $table = 'asset_maintenances';
     protected $rules = [
         'asset_id'               => 'required|integer',
@@ -31,12 +30,31 @@ class AssetMaintenance extends Model implements ICompanyableChild
         'asset_maintenance_type' => 'required',
         'title'                  => 'required|max:100',
         'is_warranty'            => 'boolean',
-        'start_date'             => 'required|date',
-        'completion_date'        => 'nullable|date',
+        'start_date'             => 'required|date_format:Y-m-d',
+        'completion_date'        => 'date_format:Y-m-d|nullable',
         'notes'                  => 'string|nullable',
         'cost'                   => 'numeric|nullable',
     ];
 
+
+    /**
+     * The attributes that are mass assignable.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'title',
+        'asset_id',
+        'supplier_id',
+        'asset_maintenance_type',
+        'is_warranty',
+        'start_date',
+        'completed_date',
+        'asset_maintenance_time',
+        'notes',
+        'cost',
+    ];
+
     use Searchable;
 
     /**
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/general.php b/resources/lang/en/general.php
index 34768b217..7ee5ca102 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/general.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/general.php
@@ -493,5 +493,9 @@ return [
     'copied' => 'Copied!',
     'status_compatibility' => 'If assets are already assigned, they cannot be changed to a non-deployable status type and this value change will be skipped.',
     'rtd_location_help' => 'This is the location of the asset when it is not checked out',
+    'item_not_found' => ':item_type ID :id does not exist or has been deleted',
+    'action_permission_denied' => 'You do not have permission to :action :item_type ID :id',
+    'action_permission_generic' => 'You do not have permission to :action this :item_type',
+    'edit' => 'edit',
 
 ];