diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LicensesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LicensesController.php
index 2371f4bdacbe..fcdfea5a13b4 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LicensesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/LicensesController.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class LicensesController extends Controller
     public function index(Request $request)
     {
         $this->authorize('view', License::class);
-        $licenses = Company::scopeCompanyables(License::with('company', 'manufacturer', 'freeSeats', 'supplier','category')->withCount('freeSeats as free_seats_count'));
+        $licenses = Company::scopeCompanyables(License::with('company', 'manufacturer', 'supplier','category')->withCount('freeSeats as free_seats_count'));
 
 
         if ($request->filled('company_id')) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Licenses/LicensesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Licenses/LicensesController.php
index c13eb8d9e0bb..dc7a34c371cf 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Licenses/LicensesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Licenses/LicensesController.php
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public function destroy($licenseId)
     public function show($licenseId = null)
     {
 
-        $license = License::with('assignedusers', 'licenseSeats.user', 'licenseSeats.asset')->find($licenseId);
+        $license = License::with('assignedusers')->find($licenseId);
 
         if ($license) {
             $this->authorize('view', $license);
diff --git a/app/Models/License.php b/app/Models/License.php
index 37a0e8d4112d..fa2b3b6eacf8 100755
--- a/app/Models/License.php
+++ b/app/Models/License.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class License extends Depreciable
 
     protected $rules = array(
         'name'   => 'required|string|min:3|max:255',
-        'seats'   => 'required|min:1|max:999|integer',
+        'seats'   => 'required|min:1|max:9999|integer',
         'license_email'   => 'email|nullable|max:120',
         'license_name'   => 'string|nullable|max:100',
         'notes'   => 'string|nullable',
@@ -173,13 +173,25 @@ public static function adjustSeatCount($license, $oldSeats, $newSeats)
             $logAction->logaction('delete seats');
             return true;
         }
-        // Else we're adding seats.
-        DB::transaction(function () use ($license, $oldSeats, $newSeats) {
-            for ($i = $oldSeats; $i < $newSeats; $i++) {
-                $license->licenseSeatsRelation()->save(new LicenseSeat, ['user_id' => Auth::id()]);
-            }
+        //Create enough seats for the change.
+        $licenseInsert = [];
+        for ($i = $oldSeats; $i < $newSeats; $i++) {
+            $licenseInsert[] = [
+                'user_id' => Auth::id(),
+                'license_id' => $license->id,
+                'created_at' => now(),
+                'updated_at' => now()
+            ];
+        }
+        //Chunk and use DB transactions to prevent timeouts.
+
+        collect($licenseInsert)->chunk(1000)->each(function ($chunk) {
+            DB::transaction(function () use ($chunk) {
+                 LicenseSeat::insert($chunk->toArray());
+             });
         });
-        // On initail create, we shouldn't log the addition of seats.
+
+        // On initial create, we shouldn't log the addition of seats.
         if ($license->id) {
             //Log the addition of license to the log.
             $logAction = new Actionlog();
diff --git a/database/factories/LicenseFactory.php b/database/factories/LicenseFactory.php
index b4b440f45c39..96b77bc14b1b 100644
--- a/database/factories/LicenseFactory.php
+++ b/database/factories/LicenseFactory.php
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?php
+namespace Database\Factories;
+
+use App\Models\Category;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -13,16 +17,18 @@
 
     return [
         'user_id' => 1,
-        'license_name' => $faker->name,
+        'name' => $this->faker->name,
         'license_email' => $faker->safeEmail,
         'serial' => $faker->uuid,
         'notes'   => 'Created by DB seeder',
+        'seats' => $this->faker->numberBetween(1, 10),
         'purchase_date' => $faker->dateTimeBetween('-1 years','now', date_default_timezone_get()),
         'order_number' => $faker->numberBetween(1000000, 50000000),
         'expiration_date' => $faker->dateTimeBetween('now', '+3 years', date_default_timezone_get())->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
         'reassignable' => $faker->boolean(),
         'termination_date' => $faker->dateTimeBetween('-1 years','now', date_default_timezone_get())->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
         'supplier_id' => $faker->numberBetween(1,5),
+        'category_id' => Category::where('category_type', '=', 'license')->inRandomOrder()->first()->id,
     ];
 });