diff --git a/InvenTree/stock/templates/stock/item_base.html b/InvenTree/stock/templates/stock/item_base.html
index b16d9b0b1a..91c3209013 100644
--- a/InvenTree/stock/templates/stock/item_base.html
+++ b/InvenTree/stock/templates/stock/item_base.html
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
                 <small>{{ previous.serial }}</small>  ‹
             </a>
         {% endif %}
-        <span class="btn" href=""><strong>{{ item.serial }}</strong></span>
+        {{ item.serial }}
         {% if next %}
             <a class="btn btn-default text-sm" aria-label="{% trans 'next page' %}" href="{% url request.resolver_match.url_name next.id %}">
                 ›  <small>{{ next.serial }}</small>
diff --git a/InvenTree/stock/views.py b/InvenTree/stock/views.py
index 80968e5aa9..7b6fbc527e 100644
--- a/InvenTree/stock/views.py
+++ b/InvenTree/stock/views.py
@@ -92,21 +92,39 @@ class StockItemDetail(InvenTreeRoleMixin, DetailView):
         data = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
 
         if self.object.serialized:
-            serial_elem = {int(a.serial): a for a in self.object.part.stock_items.all() if a.serialized}
-            serials = serial_elem.keys()
-            current = int(self.object.serial)
 
-            # previous
-            for nbr in range(current - 1, -1, -1):
-                if nbr in serials:
-                    data['previous'] = serial_elem.get(nbr, None)
-                    break
+            serial_elem = {}
 
-            # next
-            for nbr in range(current + 1, max(serials) + 1):
-                if nbr in serials:
-                    data['next'] = serial_elem.get(nbr, None)
-                    break
+            try:
+                current = int(self.object.serial)
+
+                for item in self.object.part.stock_items.all():
+
+                    if item.serialized:
+                        try:
+                            sn = int(item.serial)
+                            serial_elem[sn] = item
+                        except ValueError:
+                            # We only support integer serial number progression
+                            pass
+
+                serials = serial_elem.keys()
+
+                # previous
+                for nbr in range(current - 1, min(serials), -1):
+                    if nbr in serials:
+                        data['previous'] = serial_elem.get(nbr, None)
+                        break
+
+                # next
+                for nbr in range(current + 1, max(serials) + 1):
+                    if nbr in serials:
+                        data['next'] = serial_elem.get(nbr, None)
+                        break
+
+            except ValueError:
+                # We only support integer serial number progression
+                pass
 
         return data