diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/GlobalBizSettingsController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/GlobalBizSettingsController.cs
index 5dc9e167..d5a35c7d 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/GlobalBizSettingsController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/GlobalBizSettingsController.cs
@@ -139,22 +139,48 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
         /// </summary>      
         /// <returns></returns>
         [HttpGet("seeds")]
-        public async Task<IActionResult> GetSeeds()
+        public ActionResult GetSeeds()
         {
             if (serverState.IsClosed)
                 return StatusCode(503, new ApiErrorResponse(serverState.ApiErrorCode, null, serverState.Reason));
 
             if (!Authorized.HasReadFullRole(HttpContext.Items, AyaType.Global))
                 return StatusCode(403, new ApiNotAuthorizedResponse());
+            //select last_value from aworkorder_serial_seq
+            long WONext = 0, PONext = 0, QuoteNext = 0, PMNext = 0;
+            using (var command = ct.Database.GetDbConnection().CreateCommand())
+            {
+                ct.Database.OpenConnection();
+                command.CommandText = "select last_value from apurchaseorder_serial_seq;";
+                using (var dr = command.ExecuteReader())
+                    if (dr.HasRows)
+                        PONext = dr.Read() ? dr.GetInt64(0) : 0;
 
+                command.CommandText = "select last_value from aworkorder_serial_seq;";
+                using (var dr = command.ExecuteReader())
+                    if (dr.HasRows)
+                        WONext = dr.Read() ? dr.GetInt64(0) : 0;
+
+                command.CommandText = "select last_value from aquote_serial_seq;";
+                using (var dr = command.ExecuteReader())
+                    if (dr.HasRows)
+                        QuoteNext = dr.Read() ? dr.GetInt64(0) : 0;
+
+                command.CommandText = "select last_value from apm_serial_seq;";
+                using (var dr = command.ExecuteReader())
+                    if (dr.HasRows)
+                        PMNext = dr.Read() ? dr.GetInt64(0) : 0;
+
+                ct.Database.CloseConnection();
+            }
 
             var ret = new
             {
                 //Actual global settings:
-                PurchaseOrderNextSerial = await ct.PurchaseOrder.AsNoTracking().OrderByDescending(p => p.Serial).Select(x => x.Serial).FirstOrDefaultAsync() + 1,
-                WorkorderNextSerial = await ct.WorkOrder.AsNoTracking().OrderByDescending(p => p.Serial).Select(x => x.Serial).FirstOrDefaultAsync() + 1,
-                QuoteNextSerial = await ct.Quote.AsNoTracking().OrderByDescending(p => p.Serial).Select(x => x.Serial).FirstOrDefaultAsync() + 1,
-                PMNextSerial = await ct.PM.AsNoTracking().OrderByDescending(p => p.Serial).Select(x => x.Serial).FirstOrDefaultAsync() + 1
+                PurchaseOrderNextSerial = PONext,
+                WorkorderNextSerial = WONext,
+                QuoteNextSerial = QuoteNext,
+                PMNextSerial = PMNext
             };
 
             return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(ret));