Automation is "still running" and won't trigger again. | Home Assistant | Page 1

drifting quiver Dec 21, 2024, 4:42 PM

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I have an automation that turns the lights on or off based on presence. The automation ran then turned off the light however it's still running so now the light is off and won't come on with motion again as the automation is stuck in a still running state.

One peculiar thing is this happened when I walked into the room right as the light was turning off.

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📎 Home_Assistant_2024-12-21_08_33_07.json

late saffron Dec 21, 2024, 4:43 PM

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what's the actual automation

grave zinc Dec 21, 2024, 6:36 PM

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Add a timeout for your Wait for Trigger... or better yet, don't use the Wait at all. Depending on your preference, you could use 2 automations or place the Wait's trigger in the main trigger block and use an If/Then or Choose action. Usually you will want to chnage the automation mode to restart.

drifting quiver Dec 21, 2024, 7:33 PM

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The automation turns on a light as long as it's not too bright, a binary switch isn't on, and presence is detected. The time and sun state aren't actually in use.

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After a wait time it turns it off. The amount of wait time with no presence detected is provided by a helper.

#Automation is "still running" and won't trigger again.