I might give this a try while I work on the actual underlying cause. The rest of the automation isn’t impacted. It just turns the lights a color when it starts, then resets the color when the automation finishes.

Oh interesting! I didn’t even know that existed. That definitely seems like the right choice! Thanks for the tip

And the solution was to kill the birds?? Surely there is an option that is less lethal, no?

Don’t bother with this fucking guy. They’re in every thread about eating less meat arguing that eating meat is best. I’ve already gotten tricked into replying several times in the past.

Don’t feed the trolls.

I went for sh.itjust.works

Seems okay for now. Just remember to export your settings. Then you can easily try a few other instances.