diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
index 13201c51ec81..65b64ef0daa0 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ public function update(ImageUploadRequest $request, Asset $asset) : RedirectResp
         $asset->purchase_cost = $request->input('purchase_cost', null);
         $asset->purchase_date = $request->input('purchase_date', null);
         $asset->next_audit_date = $request->input('next_audit_date', null);
-        if ($request->filled('purchase_date') && !$request->filled('asset_eol_date') && ($asset->model->eol > 0)) {
+        if ($request->filled('purchase_date') && !$request->filled('asset_eol_date') && ($asset->model?->eol > 0)) {
             $asset->purchase_date = $request->input('purchase_date', null); 
             $asset->asset_eol_date = Carbon::parse($request->input('purchase_date'))->addMonths($asset->model->eol)->format('Y-m-d');
             $asset->eol_explicit = false;
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ public function update(ImageUploadRequest $request, Asset $asset) : RedirectResp
            } else {
                $asset->eol_explicit = true;
            }
-        } elseif (!$request->filled('asset_eol_date') && (($asset->model->eol) == 0)) {
+        } elseif (!$request->filled('asset_eol_date') && (($asset->model?->eol) == 0)) {
            $asset->asset_eol_date = null;
 		   $asset->eol_explicit = false;
         }
diff --git a/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php b/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php
index dda03f2a635e..adb9292dc162 100644
--- a/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php
+++ b/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public function restoring(Asset $asset)
     public function saving(Asset $asset)
     {
         // determine if calculated eol and then calculate it - this should only happen on a new asset
-        if (is_null($asset->asset_eol_date) && !is_null($asset->purchase_date) && ($asset->model->eol > 0)){
+        if (is_null($asset->asset_eol_date) && !is_null($asset->purchase_date) && ($asset->model?->eol > 0)) {
             $asset->asset_eol_date = $asset->purchase_date->addMonths($asset->model->eol)->format('Y-m-d');
             $asset->eol_explicit = false; 
         } 
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ public function saving(Asset $asset)
        } elseif (!is_null($asset->asset_eol_date) && is_null($asset->purchase_date)) {
            $asset->eol_explicit = true;
        }
+
         if ((!is_null($asset->asset_eol_date)) && (!is_null($asset->purchase_date)) && (is_null($asset->model?->eol) || ($asset->model?->eol == 0))) {
            $asset->eol_explicit = true;
        }
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Assets/Ui/EditAssetTest.php b/tests/Feature/Assets/Ui/EditAssetTest.php
index a2645f732057..0fe29c6936cd 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Assets/Ui/EditAssetTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Assets/Ui/EditAssetTest.php
@@ -125,4 +125,32 @@ public function testCurrentLocationIsNotUpdatedOnEdit()
         $this->assertEquals($currentLocation->id, $asset->location_id);
     }
 
+
+    public function test_handles_model_being_deleted()
+    {
+        $this->withoutExceptionHandling();
+
+        $newStatus = StatusLabel::factory()->create();
+
+        $asset = Asset::factory()->create();
+
+        $asset->model()->forceDelete();
+
+        $this->actingAs(User::factory()->viewAssets()->editAssets()->create())
+            ->from(route('hardware.edit', $asset))
+            ->put(route('hardware.update', $asset), [
+                'redirect_option' => 'index',
+                'purchase_date' => '2025-08-30',
+                'name' => 'New name',
+                'asset_tags' => 'New Asset Tag',
+                'status_id' => $newStatus->id,
+                // triggers potential issue in AssetObserver's saving method
+                'model_id' => AssetModel::factory()->create()->id,
+            ]);
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('assets', [
+            'id' => $asset->id,
+            'status_id' => $newStatus->id,
+        ]);
+    }
 }