Simple sun condition not working in automation

Configuration
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I want to use the state for sun.sun entity as a condition in an automation. However, whatever I set according to https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/scripts/conditions/, somehow the condition always ends up being TRUE.

So I created a simple Sun Test Automation, to check if the sun condition works :

- id: '123'
  alias: test sun
  description: ''
  trigger: []
  condition:
  - condition: state
    entity_id: sun.sun
    state: below_horizon
  action:
  - service: notify.mobile_app
    data:
    message: sun test done
    mode: single

What ever I use, like a not condition: above_horizon, or include state with ‘quotes’, it just doesn’t work. The condition keeps on being TRUE, so action is triggered :frowning:

And for the funny guys; yes, the state for entity sun.sun is above_horizon :crazy_face:

Help me out, because I asume it is a simple stupid mistake I am making…

2

You don’t have any trigger in your automatiom,so I assume you execute it manually? If so, that’s expected behaviour, when an automation is ececuted manually, all triggers and conditions are ignored and it goes straight to the action part.

3

Yeah, just learned that from a friend… :grimacing:

Thanks man, “problem” solved… :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: