Media select_source is sending turn_on when in a sequence

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I have a simple sequence on a flow (actually a subset of a more complex flow, but removed for testing). If I click the Inject trigger on the Start Plex option, it sends select_source (as can be seen in the first debug entry). However, when it is triggered as part of the longer sequence, it sends turn_on as the service instead of select_source and so fails.

Anyone have a clue as to why it would change the command sent, depending on whether it was part of a sequence or tiggered by an inject?

Thanks for any pointers in advance.

FYI: core-2021.1.5, supervisor-2021.01.7, docker 18.09.8 running on a Synology DS220+

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Can you post your whole flow?
I assume its a problem of taking into account previous messages from other nodes. Try to either overwrite/delete the old messages that are not needed anymore, or simply to rename them.

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Thanks AlmostSerious
Whilst it didn’t give me the answer, it put me on the correct path. The CALL_SERVICE_NODE were defaulting to output to MSG, when I set them to output NONE they worked fine. I thought msg.payload values were only from the previous step in the sequence. I didn’t realise they were carried forward. Worth knowing.