Why this automation triggers on homeassistant.start event? | Home Assistant | Page 1

prime gazelle Jan 20, 2025, 1:24 PM

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alias: Kitchen Water Leak Warning
description: Sets led strips until water leak sensor is not dry
triggers:
  - entity_id:
      - binary_sensor.kitchen_water_leak
    to: "on"
    id: wet
    trigger: state
  - entity_id:
      - binary_sensor.kitchen_water_leak
    to: "off"
    id: dry
    trigger: state

I have these two triggers, and for some reason this autoamtion is being executed each time when I restart HomeAssistant. Why?

chrome parcel Jan 20, 2025, 1:49 PM

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What does the trace show?

open belfry Jan 20, 2025, 1:53 PM

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it's likely that your previous state is unavailable or unknown or something. you can add a condition to prevent the automation if the old state is either of those. As Tinkerer suggested, you should check the trace to see if that is indeed the case

prime gazelle Jan 20, 2025, 4:21 PM

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well as far I can tell the state is 'off'

chrome parcel Jan 20, 2025, 4:22 PM

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Check the changed variables tab 😉

prime gazelle Jan 20, 2025, 4:22 PM

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I think when I do restart, that on startup HA picks up from MQTT states?

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chrome parcel Jan 20, 2025, 4:23 PM

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Images of text are horrible, but look at the from state

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#1330890586298777653 message

prime gazelle Jan 20, 2025, 4:23 PM

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chrome parcel Jan 20, 2025, 4:24 PM

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Exactly as suggested in #1330890586298777653 message

prime gazelle Jan 20, 2025, 4:24 PM

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so I believe that it;s enough to put some condition where != unknown ?

chrome parcel Jan 20, 2025, 4:24 PM

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not_from exists in the state trigger 😉

prime gazelle Jan 20, 2025, 4:24 PM

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ok let me check 🙂

#Why this automation triggers on homeassistant.start event?