diff --git a/app/Models/Expense.php b/app/Models/Expense.php
index f0d4b9321d..e8a3b56fdb 100644
--- a/app/Models/Expense.php
+++ b/app/Models/Expense.php
@@ -173,16 +173,16 @@ class Expense extends BaseModel
 
         return [
             'id' => $this->id,
-            'name' => ctrans('texts.expense') . " " . $this->number . ' | ' . Number::formatMoney($this->amount, $this->company) . ' | ' . $this->translateDate($this->date, $this->company->date_format(), $locale),
+            'name' => ctrans('texts.expense') . " " . ($this->number ?? '') . ' | ' . Number::formatMoney($this->amount, $this->company) . ' | ' . $this->translateDate($this->date, $this->company->date_format(), $locale),
             'hashed_id' => $this->hashed_id,
             'number' => $this->number,
             'is_deleted' => $this->is_deleted,
             'amount' => (float) $this->amount,
             'date' => $this->date ?? null,
-            'custom_value1' => (string)$this->custom_value1 ?? '',
-            'custom_value2' => (string)$this->custom_value2 ?? '',
-            'custom_value3' => (string)$this->custom_value3 ?? '',
-            'custom_value4' => (string)$this->custom_value4 ?? '',
+            'custom_value1' => (string)$this->custom_value1,
+            'custom_value2' => (string)$this->custom_value2,
+            'custom_value3' => (string)$this->custom_value3,
+            'custom_value4' => (string)$this->custom_value4,
             'company_key' => $this->company->company_key,
         ];
     }
diff --git a/app/Models/Quote.php b/app/Models/Quote.php
index c7ef099c24..7f3fe8087d 100644
--- a/app/Models/Quote.php
+++ b/app/Models/Quote.php
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class Quote extends BaseModel
 
         return [
             'id' => $this->id,
-            'name' => ctrans('texts.quote') . " " . $this->number . " | " . $this->client->present()->name() .  ' | ' . Number::formatMoney($this->amount, $this->company) . ' | ' . $this->translateDate($this->date, $this->company->date_format(), $locale),
+            'name' => ctrans('texts.quote') . " " . ($this->number ?? '') . " | " . $this->client->present()->name() .  ' | ' . Number::formatMoney($this->amount, $this->company) . ' | ' . $this->translateDate($this->date, $this->company->date_format(), $locale),
             'hashed_id' => $this->hashed_id,
             'number' => $this->number,
             'is_deleted' => $this->is_deleted,
diff --git a/app/Utils/Traits/GeneratesCounter.php b/app/Utils/Traits/GeneratesCounter.php
index 82e93c6afd..4bec6fef0b 100644
--- a/app/Utils/Traits/GeneratesCounter.php
+++ b/app/Utils/Traits/GeneratesCounter.php
@@ -328,7 +328,13 @@ trait GeneratesCounter
         $counter = $expense->company->settings->expense_number_counter;
         $setting_entity = $expense->company->settings->expense_number_counter;
 
-        $expense_number = $this->checkEntityNumber(Expense::class, $expense, $counter, $expense->company->settings->counter_padding, $expense->company->settings->expense_number_pattern);
+        $pattern = $expense->company->settings->expense_number_pattern;
+        
+        if (strlen($pattern) > 1 && (stripos($pattern, 'counter') === false)) {
+            $pattern = $pattern.'{$counter}';
+        }
+
+        $expense_number = $this->checkEntityNumber(Expense::class, $expense, $counter, $expense->company->settings->counter_padding, $pattern);
 
         $this->incrementCounter($expense->company, 'expense_number_counter');