diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/SendExpirationAlerts.php b/app/Console/Commands/SendExpirationAlerts.php
index 025ba2ce23..2cb36bb827 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/SendExpirationAlerts.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/SendExpirationAlerts.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use App\Models\Setting;
 use App\Notifications\ExpiringAssetsNotification;
 use App\Notifications\ExpiringLicenseNotification;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Notification;
 
 class SendExpirationAlerts extends Command
 {
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ class SendExpirationAlerts extends Command
         $threshold = $settings->alert_interval;
 
         if (($settings->alert_email != '') && ($settings->alerts_enabled == 1)) {
-
+            $this->info('alerts');
             // Send a rollup to the admin, if settings dictate
             $recipients = collect(explode(',', $settings->alert_email))->map(function ($item, $key) {
                 return new AlertRecipient($item);
@@ -54,15 +55,17 @@ class SendExpirationAlerts extends Command
             // Expiring Assets
             $assets = Asset::getExpiringWarrantee($threshold);
             if ($assets->count() > 0) {
+                $this->info('expiring warrantees');
                 $this->info(trans_choice('mail.assets_warrantee_alert', $assets->count(), ['count' => $assets->count(), 'threshold' => $threshold]));
-                \Notification::send($recipients, new ExpiringAssetsNotification($assets, $threshold));
+                Notification::send($recipients, new ExpiringAssetsNotification($assets, $threshold));
             }
 
             // Expiring licenses
             $licenses = License::getExpiringLicenses($threshold);
             if ($licenses->count() > 0) {
+                $this->info('expiring licenses');
                 $this->info(trans_choice('mail.license_expiring_alert', $licenses->count(), ['count' => $licenses->count(), 'threshold' => $threshold]));
-                \Notification::send($recipients, new ExpiringLicenseNotification($licenses, $threshold));
+                Notification::send($recipients, new ExpiringLicenseNotification($licenses, $threshold));
             }
         } else {
             if ($settings->alert_email == '') {
@@ -71,5 +74,6 @@ class SendExpirationAlerts extends Command
                 $this->info('Alerts are disabled in the settings. No mail will be sent');
             }
         }
+        $this->info('nothing here.');
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ReportsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ReportsController.php
index 03f7ec1c3f..5596a046d4 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ReportsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ReportsController.php
@@ -1093,30 +1093,43 @@ class ReportsController extends Controller
         $this->authorize('reports.view');
         $showDeleted = $deleted == 'deleted';
 
-        /**
-         * Get all assets with pending checkout acceptances
-         */
-        if($showDeleted) {
-            $acceptances = CheckoutAcceptance::pending()->where('checkoutable_type', 'App\Models\Asset')->withTrashed()->with(['assignedTo' , 'checkoutable.assignedTo', 'checkoutable.model'])->get();
+        $assetsForReport = collect();
+
+        $query = CheckoutAcceptance::pending()
+            ->where('checkoutable_type', 'App\Models\Asset')
+            ->with(['checkoutable.assignedTo', 'checkoutable.model']); // Eager load common relationships
+
+        if ($showDeleted) {
+            $query->withTrashed()->with(['assignedTo']);
         } else {
-            $acceptances = CheckoutAcceptance::pending()->where('checkoutable_type', 'App\Models\Asset')->with(['assignedTo' => function ($query) {
+            $query->with(['assignedTo' => function ($query) {
                 $query->withTrashed();
-            }, 'checkoutable.assignedTo', 'checkoutable.model'])->get();
+            }]);
         }
 
-        $assetsForReport = $acceptances
-            ->filter(function ($acceptance) {
+// Process records in chunks
+        $query->chunk(100, function ($chunk) use (&$assetsForReport) {
+
+            $filtered = $chunk->filter(function ($acceptance) {
                 $acceptance_checkoutable_flag = false;
-                if ($acceptance->checkoutable){
-                    $acceptance_checkoutable_flag = $acceptance->checkoutable->checkedOutToUser();
+
+                if($acceptance->checkoutable) {
+                    $acceptance_checkoutable_flag = $acceptance->assignedTo;
                 }
-                
-                return $acceptance->checkoutable_type == 'App\Models\Asset' && $acceptance_checkoutable_flag;
-            })
-            ->map(function($acceptance) {
-                return ['assetItem' => $acceptance->checkoutable, 'acceptance' => $acceptance];
+                // Return true if criteria match
+                return $acceptance->checkoutable_type === 'App\Models\Asset' && $acceptance_checkoutable_flag;
+            })->map(function ($acceptance) {
+
+                return [
+                    'assetItem' => $acceptance->checkoutable,
+                    'acceptance' => $acceptance,
+                ];
             });
 
+            // Merge results into the main collection
+            $assetsForReport = $assetsForReport->merge($filtered);
+        });
+
         return view('reports/unaccepted_assets', compact('assetsForReport','showDeleted' ));
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php b/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php
index 0d01428ea8..421a93b9d7 100644
--- a/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php
+++ b/app/Observers/AssetObserver.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class AssetObserver
     {
         if ($settings = Setting::getSettings()) {
             $tag = $asset->asset_tag;
-            $prefix = $settings->auto_increment_prefix;
+            $prefix = (string)($settings->auto_increment_prefix ?? '');
             $number = substr($tag, strlen($prefix));
             // IF - auto_increment_assets is on, AND (there is no prefix OR the prefix matches the start of the tag)
             //      AND the rest of the string after the prefix is all digits, THEN...