Pi MQTT Garage Opener

Hello, hoping someone can help with my issue. Garage door opens after MQTT becomes unavailable.
Running HA on one Pi and created a garage door opener on another running Pi Lite.
The logbook shows that the MQTT becomes unavailable and when available again the output goes high and either open/closes the door. Not very often, but is pretty unsettling.
Any insight would be appreciated
The garage Pi Lite config.yml code

mqtt:
   host: xxx.xxx.x.xx
   port: 1883
   ha_discovery:
     enabled:  yes
   user: "mqttuser"
   password: "xxxxx"
   topic_prefix: home/garage
   status_topic: status
   status_payload_running: online
   status_payload_stopped: offline
   status_payload_dead: offline

gpio_modules:
  - name: raspberrypi
    module: raspberrypi

digital_outputs:
  - name: switch23
    module: raspberrypi
    pin: 23
    on_payload: "ON"
    off_payload: "OFF"
    initial: low
    retain: true

digital_inputs:
  - name: sensor24
    module: raspberrypi
    pin: 24 # GPIO
    on_payload: "ON"
    off_payload: "OFF"
    inverted: true
    pulldown: true
    retain: true
  - name: sensor25
    module: raspberrypi
    pin: 25 # GPIO
    on_payload: "ON"
    off_payload: "OFF"
    inverted: true
    pulldown: true
    retain: true

Then my configuration.ymal

# MQTT Garage Door -----------------------------------------
switch:  
  - platform: mqtt    
    state_topic: "home/garage/output/switch23"
    command_topic: "home/garage/output/switch23/set_on_ms"
    availability:
      - topic: "home/garage/status"
        payload_available: "online"
        payload_not_available: "offline"
    object_id: "Garage Door"
    unique_id: "garage_door"
    payload_on: 1000
    retain: true
    icon: "mdi:garage"
    
binary_sensor:
  - platform: mqtt
    state_topic: "home/garage/input/sensor24"
    availability:
      - topic: "home/garage/status"
        payload_available: "online"
        payload_not_available: "offline"
    object_id: "Close Sensor"
    unique_id: "close_sensor"
    icon: "mdi:garage"
  - platform: mqtt
    state_topic: "home/garage/input/sensor25"
    availability:
      - topic: "home/garage/status"
        payload_available: "online"
        payload_not_available: "offline"
    object_id: "Open Sensor"
    unique_id: "open_sensor"
    icon: "mdi:garage-open"
    
cover:
  - platform: template
    covers:
      garage_door:
        device_class: garage
        friendly_name: "Garage Door"
        unique_id: "garage_cover"
        value_template: "{{ states('sensor.garage_door_position') }}"
        open_cover:
          - condition: state
            entity_id: binary_sensor.close_sensor
            state: "off"
          - service: switch.turn_on
            target:
              entity_id: switch.garage_door
        close_cover:
          - condition: state
            entity_id: binary_sensor.close_sensor
            state: "on"
          - service: switch.turn_on
            target:
              entity_id: switch.garage_door
        stop_cover:
          - condition: state
            entity_id: sensor.garage_door_position
            state: "moving"
          - service: switch.turn_on
            target:
              entity_id: switch.garage_door
        icon_template: >-
          {% if is_state('sensor.garage_door_position', 'open') %}
            mdi:garage-open
          {% elif is_state('sensor.garage_door_position', 'moving') %}
            mdi:pan-vertical
          {% elif is_state('sensor.garage_door_position', 'sensor error') %}
            mdi:garage-alert
          {% else %}
            mdi:garage
          {% endif %}

template:
- sensor:
    - name: "Garage Door Position"
      unique_id: "sensor.garage_door_position"
      state: >
        {% set open_on = is_state('binary_sensor.open_sensor', 'on') %}
        {% set close_on = is_state('binary_sensor.close_sensor', 'on') %}
        {% if not open_on and close_on %}
          open
        {% elif open_on and not close_on %}
          closed
        {% elif open_on and close_on %}
          moving
        {% else %}
          sensor error
        {% endif %}
# MQTT Garage Door End --------------------------------------------