diff --git a/app/Models/Consumable.php b/app/Models/Consumable.php
index 23487c5ba..7f61c895f 100644
--- a/app/Models/Consumable.php
+++ b/app/Models/Consumable.php
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ class Consumable extends SnipeModel
         return $this->belongsToMany('\App\Models\User', 'consumables_users', 'consumable_id', 'assigned_to')->count();
     }
 
+    public function checkin_email()
+    {
+        return $this->category->checkin_email;
+    }    
 
     public function requireAcceptance()
     {
diff --git a/app/Models/License.php b/app/Models/License.php
index 559b48ebe..9685b4b8f 100755
--- a/app/Models/License.php
+++ b/app/Models/License.php
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class License extends Depreciable
 
     public function checkin_email()
     {
-        return $this->model->category->checkin_email;
+        return $this->category->checkin_email;
     }
 
     public function requireAcceptance()
diff --git a/app/Models/Traits/Searchable.php b/app/Models/Traits/Searchable.php
index b6438b824..96e88f7cb 100644
--- a/app/Models/Traits/Searchable.php
+++ b/app/Models/Traits/Searchable.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ trait Searchable {
      * @param  string $search The search term
      * @return array         An array of search terms
      */
-	private function prepeareSearchTerms(string $search) {
+	private function prepeareSearchTerms($search) {
 		return explode(' OR ', $search);
 	}
 
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ trait Searchable {
         
         $table = $this->getTable();
 
+        $firstConditionAdded = false;
+
         foreach($this->getSearchableAttributes() as $column) {
 
             foreach($terms as $term) {
@@ -80,6 +82,19 @@ trait Searchable {
                     continue;
                 }
 
+                /**
+                 * We need to form the query properly, starting with a "where",
+                 * otherwise the generated select is wrong.
+                 *
+                 * @todo  This does the job, but is inelegant and fragile
+                 */
+                if (!$firstConditionAdded) {
+                    $query = $query->where($table . '.' . $column, 'LIKE', '%'.$term.'%');
+
+                    $firstConditionAdded = true;
+                    continue;
+                }
+                
                 $query = $query->orWhere($table . '.' . $column, 'LIKE', '%'.$term.'%');
             }
         }