Template logic in Automation Condition

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I’m trying to use template logic in the condition part of an automation.
To get started, I wanted to enter the simplest condition. Just to get the syntax right.
I’m not doing it in in a configuration file, but in the automation’s GUI.
My problem is that whatever I enter, the action always gets triggered. Which I interpret as the condition being True all the time.
This is the template condition logic, currently in place, using the yaml view:

condition: template
value_template: "{{ '1' == '2' }}"

This should return false, i.m.o. I tried many alternatives, but the action is always triggered.
Can anyone tell me what I’m missing?

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How are you testing this?

If you’re pushing Run that runs the actions, skipping the trigger and conditions.

For anything else:

  1. Tell us what you’re doing
  2. Share the YAML of the whole automation
  3. Share the trace
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Thank you Tinkerer.
I didn’t know that ‘Run’ skipped the condition. That was how I tested indeed.
So that explains the behavior and my erroneous interpretation.
I now wonder how I can easily test the condition as part of the automation. Should I make the automation run every minute? Or would there be a more convenient way to ‘Run’ the automation, but in a way that the condition gets included?

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Did you click the link in my post?

You should :wink:

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