diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4f41e3d..ebd8fe3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -126,5 +126,7 @@ dmypy.json
 
 backup
 fru_bin_backups
+fru_plaintext_backups
+
 fru_ini
 fru_bin
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/fakeroot/opt/45drives/serial45d/serial45d b/src/fakeroot/opt/45drives/serial45d/serial45d
index 179b2e7..894577f 100755
--- a/src/fakeroot/opt/45drives/serial45d/serial45d
+++ b/src/fakeroot/opt/45drives/serial45d/serial45d
@@ -849,6 +849,12 @@ def main():
 
 	ipmitool_information = get_ipmitool_information(fru_fields["serial"])
 
+	if "Product Asset Tag" in ipmitool_information:
+		fru_fields["asset_tag"] = ipmitool_information["Product Asset Tag"]
+
+		if not fru_fields["asset_tag"].startswith('SS-'):
+			fru_fields["asset_tag"] = f'SS-{fru_fields["asset_tag"]}'
+
 	#update automatically detected fru fields
 	fru_fields["board_model"] = ipmitool_information["Board Product"]
 	fru_fields["board_serial"] = ipmitool_information["Board Serial"]