diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CheckoutRequest.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CheckoutRequest.php
index b1c976cf2..cf179fb81 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CheckoutRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CheckoutRequest.php
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 
 class CheckoutRequest extends Controller
 {
-    public function store(CheckoutRequestRequest $request, Asset $asset): JsonResponse
+    public function store(Asset $asset): JsonResponse
     {
         try {
-            CreateCheckoutRequest::run($asset, $request->validated()['user_id']);
+            CreateCheckoutRequest::run($asset, auth()->user());
             return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('success', null, trans('admin/hardware/message.requests.success')));
         } catch (AssetNotRequestable $e) {
             return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', 'Asset is not requestable'));
diff --git a/database/factories/AssetFactory.php b/database/factories/AssetFactory.php
index 4d6d20651..1923b1515 100644
--- a/database/factories/AssetFactory.php
+++ b/database/factories/AssetFactory.php
@@ -347,12 +347,24 @@ class AssetFactory extends Factory
 
     public function requestable()
     {
-        return $this->state(['requestable' => true]);
+        $id = Statuslabel::factory()->create([
+            'archived'   => false,
+            'deployable' => true,
+            'pending'    => true,
+        ])->id;
+        //return $this->state(['requestable' => true]);
+        return $this->state(['status_id' => $id]);
     }
 
     public function nonrequestable()
     {
-        return $this->state(['requestable' => false]);
+        $id = Statuslabel::factory()->create([
+            'archived'   => true,
+            'deployable' => false,
+            'pending'    => false,
+        ])->id;
+        //return $this->state(['requestable' => false]);
+        return $this->state(['status_id' => $id]);
     }
 
     public function noPurchaseOrEolDate()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Checkouts/Api/AssetCheckoutTest.php b/tests/Feature/Checkouts/Api/AssetCheckoutTest.php
index 0763478a9..efbe74523 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Checkouts/Api/AssetCheckoutTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Checkouts/Api/AssetCheckoutTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Tests\Feature\Checkouts\Api;
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
+use Notification;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 use App\Events\CheckoutableCheckedOut;
 use App\Models\Asset;
@@ -23,11 +25,18 @@ class AssetCheckoutTest extends TestCase
 
     public function testCheckoutRequest()
     {
-        $asset = Asset::factory()->create();
+        Notification::fake();
+        $requestable = Asset::factory()->requestable()->create();
+        $nonRequestable = Asset::factory()->nonrequestable()->create();
 
         $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
-            ->post(route('api.assets.requests.store', $asset->id))
-            ->assertOk();
+            ->post(route('api.assets.requests.store', $requestable->id))
+            ->assertStatusMessageIs('success');
+
+        $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
+            ->post(route('api.assets.requests.store', $nonRequestable->id))
+            ->assertStatusMessageIs('error');
+
     }
 
     public function testCheckingOutAssetRequiresCorrectPermission()