diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index db1b1404ecd0..a9362188c186 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ public function audit(Request $request) {
             }
         }
 
-        return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', ['asset_tag'=> e($request->input('asset_tag'))], 'Asset with tag '.$request->input('asset_tag').' not found'));
+        return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', ['asset_tag'=> e($request->input('asset_tag'))], 'Asset with tag '.e($request->input('asset_tag')).' not found'));