diff --git a/app/Models/Asset.php b/app/Models/Asset.php
index 8404a0e1d7b0..376be08fcbcc 100644
--- a/app/Models/Asset.php
+++ b/app/Models/Asset.php
@@ -244,11 +244,12 @@ public function company()
      */
     public function availableForCheckout()
     {
+        \Log::debug($this->assetstatus);
         if (
-            (!$this->assignedTo) ||
+        ((!$this->assignedTo) && ($this->assetstatus->archived == 0)) ||
             ((empty($this->assigned_to)) &&
             (empty($this->deleted_at)) &&
-            (($this->assetstatus) && ($this->assetstatus->deployable == 1))))
+            (($this->assetstatus)  && ($this->assetstatus->deployable == 1))))
         {
             return true;
         }