diff --git a/tests/Feature/Assets/Api/CheckinCheckoutCounters.php b/tests/Feature/Assets/Api/CheckinCheckoutCounters.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Feature\Assets\Api;
+
+use App\Models\Asset;
+use App\Models\AssetModel;
+use App\Models\Statuslabel;
+use App\Models\User;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+/**
+ * You could argue that this should go somewhere else - that'd be fair.
+ * But, as of now, the only way to properly ensure that the counters are set properly
+ * is to directly hit the app. So that's what this does - via API.
+ */
+class CheckinCheckoutCounters extends TestCase
+{
+    #[Test]
+    function counters()
+    {
+        //make an admin who can check in and out stuff
+        $admin = User::factory()->superuser()->create();
+
+        //make a user
+        $user = User::factory()->create();
+
+        //need a model for the asset
+        $model = AssetModel::factory()->create();
+
+        //need a status for the asset, too
+        $status = Statuslabel::factory()->readyToDeploy()->create();
+
+
+        //make an asset using the API (this is for the API after all!)
+        $response = $this->actingAsForApi($admin)
+            ->postJson(route('api.assets.store'), [
+                'asset_tag' => 'random_string',
+                'model_id' => $model->id,
+                'status_id' => $status->id,
+            ])->assertOk()
+            ->assertStatusMessageIs('success')
+            ->json();
+        \Log::error(print_r($response, true));
+
+        //check the counters
+        $asset = Asset::find($response['payload']['id']);
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $asset->checkin_counter);
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $asset->checkout_counter);
+
+        //do a checkout
+        $this->actingAsForApi($admin)
+            ->postJson(route('api.asset.checkout', $asset), [
+                'checkout_to_type' => 'user',
+                'assigned_user' => $user->id,
+                'checkout_at' => '2024-04-01',
+                'expected_checkin' => '2024-04-08',
+                'name' => 'Changed Name',
+                'note' => 'Here is a cool note!',
+            ])
+            ->assertOk();
+
+        $asset->refresh();
+        //check the counters. both.
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $asset->checkin_counter);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $asset->checkout_counter); //why does _this_ fail?!
+
+        //do a checkin
+        $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->checkinAssets()->create())
+            ->postJson(route('api.asset.checkin', $asset), [
+                'name' => 'Changed Name',
+                'status_id' => $status->id,
+            ])
+            ->assertOk();
+
+        //check the counters, again.
+        $asset->refresh();
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $asset->checkin_counter); //wait, _this_ fails too?! WTH?
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $asset->checkout_counter); //okay, _nothing_ works. Now I'm confused.
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Assets/Ui/CheckinCheckoutCounters.php b/tests/Feature/Assets/Ui/CheckinCheckoutCounters.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Feature\Assets\Ui;
+
+use App\Models\Asset;
+use App\Models\AssetModel;
+use App\Models\Statuslabel;
+use App\Models\User;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class CheckinCheckoutCounters extends TestCase
+{
+    #[Test]
+    function counters()
+    {
+        $admin = User::factory()->admin()->create();
+        $user = User::factory()->create();
+
+        // create an asset using the GUI
+        $this->actingAs($admin)
+            ->post(route('hardware.store'), [
+                'asset_tags' => ['1' => '1234'],
+                'model_id' => AssetModel::factory()->create()->id,
+                'status_id' => Statuslabel::factory()->readyToDeploy()->create()->id,
+            ])->assertRedirect();
+
+        $asset = Asset::where('asset_tag', '1234')->sole();
+
+        //ensure counters are initialized properly
+        $this->assertEquals(0,$asset->checkout_counter);
+        $this->assertEquals(0,$asset->checkin_counter);
+
+        //perform a checkout
+        $this->actingAs($admin)
+            ->post(route('hardware.checkout.store', $asset), [
+                'checkout_to_type' => 'user',
+                // overwrite the value from the default fields set above
+                'assigned_user' => (string) $user->id,
+                'name' => 'Changed Name',
+                'checkout_at' => '2024-03-18',
+                'expected_checkin' => '2024-03-28',
+                'note' => 'An awesome note',
+            ])->assertRedirect()->assertSessionHasNoErrors();
+
+        $asset->refresh();
+//        dump($asset);
+        $this->assertEquals(1,$asset->checkout_counter);
+        $this->assertEquals(0,$asset->checkin_counter);
+
+        //perform a check-in
+        $this->actingAs($admin)
+            ->post(
+                route('hardware.checkin.store', [$asset]),
+                [
+                    'name' => 'Changed Name Again',
+                ],
+            )->assertRedirect()->assertSessionHasNoErrors();
+
+        $asset->refresh();
+//        dump($asset);
+        $this->assertEquals(1,$asset->checkout_counter);
+        $this->assertEquals(1,$asset->checkin_counter);
+    }
+}
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