Automation wont trigger always

Configuration
1

Hi,
I have created automation that closes all lights and media if nobody is home but for some odd reason automation wont trigger every time when someone leaves house. Automation itself works but it just wont trigger always.

Here are my automation from automation.yaml

- id: '1633591556985'
  alias: Close all lights and media if nobody home
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: device_tracker.alex_puhelin
    to: not_home
  - platform: state
    entity_id: device_tracker.cassandras_iphone
    to: not_home
  condition:
  - condition: state
    entity_id: device_tracker.alex_puhelin
    state: not_home
  - condition: state
    entity_id: device_tracker.cassandras_iphone
    state: not_home
  action:
  - service: homeassistant.turn_off
    target:
      entity_id: light.house_lights
      device_id: 1bf652e9ccba21fc9dc2a45de3a1250c
  mode: single

and here are few proof that automation did not trigger when I left home and thus did not close light and media

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InkedScreenshot_20211212-192507_LI1440Ă—3168 185 KB

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InkedScreenshot_20211212-192522_LI1440Ă—3168 210 KB

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Screenshot_20211212-1930101440Ă—3168 164 KB

Any clues what could cause this?

2

I can’t make head nor tail of that due to the formatting of your post.

Can you repost with code formatted at all?

3

Examine the automation’s trace to understand why it didn’t work the way you expected.

I suspect it triggered but its condition prevented execution of the action. However, the trace will reveal the actual cause.

You may wish to consider creating a group containing both device_trackers. The group’s state will be not_home only when both device_trackers are not_home. That will allow you to simplify the automation:

- id: '1633591556985'
  alias: Close all lights and media if nobody home
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: group.all_trackers
    from: 'home'
    to: 'not_home'
  condition: []
  action:
  - service: homeassistant.turn_off
    target:
      entity_id: light.house_lights
  mode: single
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4

Code is now formatted.

5

I would say it is more about that i did not even trigger automation and thus not continue to conditions and actions. I will make group for my device tracker and see it it helps. Just updated HA so lost all trace but should get it tomorrow.

6

You can confirm that by checking if a trace was produced at the time when it should have triggered. Alternately, you can check the “Last triggered” time shown next to the automation’s name in Configuration > Automations.

7

You can see from 2nd picture that automation has last triggered 1:41 pm and I left house 7:17 pm. Screenshots are taken 7:27 pm so seems that I did not even trigger.

8

FWIW, I don’t use the Logbook to diagnose problems with automation triggering. The automation’s trace is far more informative.