No conversation response if using stop action in conditional | Home Assistant | Page 1

proper marlin Jan 31, 2026, 6:24 PM

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I have an automation taht is using a sentence based trigger. At some points, I am doing checks and use the stop action in case certain conditions are not met (= within an if branch). I try to set a conversation response before calling the stop action, but it does not work. The script always ends with "Done" if such situation occurs. This happens for both, triggering via voice pe as well as assist in companion app. Is there a way to have a custom response when using the stop action in a conditional?

Example (minimal) automation having this issue:

alias: Test
description: ""
triggers:
  - trigger: conversation
    command: This is a test
conditions: []
actions:
  - if:
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{ true }}"
    then:
      - set_conversation_response: "{{ 'test successfull' }}"
      - stop: I test something.
  - variables:
      we: will never reach here
mode: single

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No conversation response if using stop action in conditional

echo oak Jan 31, 2026, 6:39 PM

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What version of HA are you using? I thought that had been addressed

proper marlin Jan 31, 2026, 6:43 PM

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2026.1.3 so only beta would be newer.

steep trellis Feb 2, 2026, 12:58 PM

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Stop should stop the whole automation, not just a branch

steep trellis Feb 2, 2026, 1:14 PM

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Never mind, I see now the issue is that the response isn’t getting sent. Seems like a bug needs to be filed.

proper marlin Feb 2, 2026, 3:02 PM

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I'll wait for 2026.2 as the release is soon and if its then still broken I will open an issue.

Same for another issue I found with voice pe and ask question. Then, no response at all is happening, looks like ask question opens a new conversation and the original one never returns.

#No conversation response if using stop action in conditional