# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Simple (Sys) LOG - Use this app for Simple (Sys) Logging

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533>\
**Category:** Apps\
**Tags:** app, tools, homey-pro, logging, syslog\
**Created:** [March 11, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533 "2023-03-11T20:40:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Steve\_Nye](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/steve_nye/32/123396_2.png) [@Steve\_Nye](https://community.homey.app/u/Steve_Nye)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 8:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/588 "2026-01-19T08:49:58Z")

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I thought it was working as my log file was created fine, however when I came to run in earnest and looked at the content it is lots of fairly random characters.

 ![Screenshot 2026-01-19 at 08.37.13](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/f/9f46634fbd004beaefda984fec9768edec53759f.jpeg)

If I look at the LOG tag as got, by hovering over the tag, it looks fine. If I save as another variable it looks fine so I guess it is something to do with the file and only difference I can see is that your card shows a folder symbol, whilst mine doesn’t.

 ![Screenshot 2026-01-19 at 08.45.52](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/b/9b7640237cbb9beb80da3e70e341c3f1a2187243.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![W\_Verdouw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/w_verdouw/32/79458_2.png) [@W\_Verdouw](https://community.homey.app/u/W_Verdouw)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 10:09am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/589 "2026-01-19T10:09:52Z")

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I reinstalled the app a while ago, hoping it would eliminate the crashing I experienced before. Unfortunately, it didnt.

Here is a log of event, it seems there is a pattern. (Every night at three o’clock, I clear the log older than 20 days). It looks like it takes a bit longer to do the cleaning every day, until after three days it can’t do it anymore (for whatever reason) and crashes.

| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| --- | --- |
| Simple Log ‘App “Simple (Sys) Log” started.’ | Timeline |
| 19-1-2026 8:37:23 AM | The app Simple (Sys) Log has stopped working. The developer has been notified. (Today at 03:00) |
| 18-1-2026 3:00:20 AM | |
| 17-1-2026 3:00:16 AM | |
| 16-1-2026 3:00:10 AM | |
| 15-1-2026 7:32:30 AM | The app Simple (Sys) Log has stopped working. The developer has been notified. (Today at 03:00) |
| 14-1-2026 3:00:20 AM | |
| 13-1-2026 3:00:15 AM | |
| 12-1-2026 3:00:11 AM | |
| 11-1-2026 2:28:10 PM | The app Simple (Sys) Log has stopped working. The developer has been notified. (Today at 03:00) |
| 10-1-2026 3:00:21 AM | |
| 9-1-2026 3:00:17 AM | |
| 8-1-2026 3:00:13 AM | |
| 7-1-2026 6:16:34 PM | The app Simple (Sys) Log has stopped working. The developer has been notified. (Today at 03:00) |

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

Greetings, Wim

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/590 "2026-01-20T00:34:49Z")

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> [@Steve\_Nye](#):
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> your card shows a folder symbol, whilst mine doesn’t.

You should be able to browse to the target folder, one folder deep at a time, by tapping into the [Directory] placeholder, something like:

 ![614](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/d/bd613b96182ba8e261026bb0e8171e0b106ed943.jpeg)

If not, check the login or connectivity, by going to the device tile of the NAS, and starting the repair function, to view the folders, and check if you can view or enter a folder

 ![617](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/c/ec05c7ccddec1325d3b1a19434d5bee7151e1c22.jpeg)

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> [@Steve\_Nye](#):
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> the content it is lots of fairly random characters.

Yeah now it’s the same overhere. No clue what’s going on, I even saved it to 2 other storage systems, but only using this card solves it, Steve:

 ![623](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/4/04c7454c1639488bbf0b078633c27345a1044fa3.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Nye](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/steve_nye/32/123396_2.png) [@Steve\_Nye](https://community.homey.app/u/Steve_Nye)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/591 "2026-01-20T18:49:52Z")

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Thank you, that now works perfectly.

Steve

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**Author:** ![Kameomanu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kameomanu/32/112748_2.png) [@Kameomanu](https://community.homey.app/u/Kameomanu)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/592 "2026-02-21T15:48:26Z")

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Hello, thank you for this fantastic application which I use daily. I’m encountering a problem: when exporting (to Excel only), the application crashes and nothing is exported. Here is my diagnostic report.

Thank you for your help.

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**Author:** ![SunBeech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sunbeech/32/111391_2.png) [@SunBeech](https://community.homey.app/u/SunBeech)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/593 "2026-02-21T18:59:02Z")

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How big is your log? My experience is that exports of large logs can be problematic. As a work-around I clear my log every month, after having made an export of that month.

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**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 8:06am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/594 "2026-02-23T08:06:52Z")

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> [@Kameomanu](#):
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> Here is my diagnostic report.

You have an Out Of Memory error (one that I have never seen before btw, very strange).

But OOM means the log is larger than homey can handle to convert or read at once.

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**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/595 "2026-02-23T09:14:55Z")

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> [@Steve\_Nye](#):
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> difference I can see is that your card shows a folder symbol, whilst mine doesn’t.

Which Save flowcard are you using?

Save Text or Save Base64?

You need to use the Save Text (bottom) flowcard for csv.

 ![1000236255](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/2/022cea49fbf9881c47c8a5b8ed0c36f235b0a688.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Wout\_van\_den\_Dool](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wout_van_den_dool/32/391_2.png) [@Wout\_van\_den\_Dool](https://community.homey.app/u/Wout_van_den_Dool)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 9:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/596 "2026-03-01T09:47:07Z")

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Is there a way to not show syslog message on the timeliness? I want severity messages from a certain level to be logged but not in my timeline… Couldn’t find this option:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/9/e9b67630176b38eaf09de12b5d64ae69470a1926.png)

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**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/597 "2026-03-01T10:19:28Z")

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Yes. You are now using the flowcard which specifically include: write tot timeline.

Use the flowcards without that specification:

 ![1000308320](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/2/c2077cbc79024391e6df22306428404f04cb5e49.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Wout\_van\_den\_Dool](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wout_van_den_dool/32/391_2.png) [@Wout\_van\_den\_Dool](https://community.homey.app/u/Wout_van_den_Dool)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/598 "2026-03-01T11:51:01Z")

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Oooooops open door, I was seeking for settings etc etc​🙈🙈

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**Author:** ![Oyvind\_Lilleberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oyvind_lilleberg/32/140892_2.png) [@Oyvind\_Lilleberg](https://community.homey.app/u/Oyvind_Lilleberg)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/599 "2026-03-06T11:16:18Z")

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Really like this app and are currently working implementing automate cards and log cards in my flows from the API script.

I have som questions then:

1. Is it possible to specify what Severity the log shall be entered under. For now you can only make global change in the flow for all the trigger/condition/action cards. Say I want the log from a condition card to enter as “debug”, and another log from a condition card to enter as “info”. Is it possible?
2. I want a little easier access to the log without going through all the steps to open the settings app inside the Homey app. Can I export the log to somewhere it is a bit easier to look at? Maybe a widget in the home screen in the Homey app. Just like the bulit in Timeline in Homey. And then maybe filter out just the logs classified as error er debug?

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/600 "2026-03-07T10:02:33Z")

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About 2.

> [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Simple (Sys) LOG - Use this app for Simple (Sys) Logging](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/321):
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> HTML page ready! Here you can check Syslog on the fly (while at home). Just change the Homey IP address in the URL… Save this code to a HTML file and save on eg. your Home screen on you phone. \<!DOCTYPE html\> \<html\> \<head\> \<style\> table, th, td { border: solid 1px #ddd; border-collapse: collapse; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: left; } th { font-weight:bold; } \</style\> \</head\> \<body\> …

> [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Simple (Sys) LOG - Use this app for Simple (Sys) Logging](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/449):
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> Simple Log Dashboard Widget Certain Dashboard widgets and examples made me think of creating a Simple Log widget. Here’s a how-to. (Thanks to To\_Lou for the initial [HTML code](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/321)) Example: → scrollable ^ v \< \> → zoomable (pinch & spread fingers) → log data is selectable, to copy it Install a web server app on Homey, like [Micro Web Server](https://community.homey.app/t/26565) which is used by me Save the HTML code as .html file:play_button Click for the HTML Code Edit the HTML file, to replace the example IP address wi…

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**Author:** ![Wout\_van\_den\_Dool](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wout_van_den_dool/32/391_2.png) [@Wout\_van\_den\_Dool](https://community.homey.app/u/Wout_van_den_Dool)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/601 "2026-03-14T23:08:10Z")

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I’m still very happy with this app and the message center I built around it:

> [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Simple (Sys) LOG - Use this app for Simple (Sys) Logging](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/436):
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> Thanks @Rrrr @Peter_Kawa and @Arie_J_Godschalk your post inspired me to re-assess my messaging setup, based on Simple Log… I am currently simplifying all my flows in terms of Messages… And it looks like this (taken into account Severity level) Advanced Flow based on Simple Log Severity levels and Device to send message to: Synology Log Center Default card used in all Flows [image]

However, my **Homey Pro now runs ~230 devices** , so I’m trying to move some **heavier apps to my Homey Self-Hosted Server**.

A good example is **WhatsApp**. I actually only use it in one flow: sending notifications from my message center. Ideally I would move the WhatsApp app to the server to **free memory on the Pro (±100 MB)**.

The challenge is that a **device running on Homey Server cannot be used directly inside an Advanced Flow on Homey Pro**.

So I’m thinking about the following setup:

1. Replace the **WhatsApp card on Homey Pro** with a **Simple Log client entry**
2. Send that message to a **Simple Log server running on Homey Self-Hosted**
3. Trigger a **flow on the server** that forwards the message to **WhatsApp**

This would let me remove WhatsApp from the Pro while keeping the same notification flows.

Two questions for the community:

- Does this architecture make sense? And how to do this?
- Has anyone already used **Simple Log as a cross-Homey message bus** like this?

Curious to hear thoughts @Peter_Kawa or better approaches.

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**Author:** ![Kameomanu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kameomanu/32/112748_2.png) [@Kameomanu](https://community.homey.app/u/Kameomanu)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/602 "2026-03-23T19:24:46Z")

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Thank you very much, that was indeed the problem.

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**Author:** ![HvN](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hvn/32/56789_2.png) [@HvN](https://community.homey.app/u/HvN)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/603 "2026-03-26T17:04:21Z")

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I think you’re better off using an MQTT Broker and Client for this. Set up the broker on the **Homey SHS** and run the client on both. It’s a great way to interact and share information between two Homeys. I still find it **strange** that Athom has nothing in place for this purpose except Homey-link or a bridge connection.

Moving to a SHS is also quite complicated. I’d love to see them create an ecosystem that makes it easier to transfer apps, devices, flows, variables, and Insights data between Homeys. It’s also currently impossible to back up a SHS to the cloud. That said, it’s still great that they introduced the Homey Pro in the first place.

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**Author:** ![Wout\_van\_den\_Dool](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wout_van_den_dool/32/391_2.png) [@Wout\_van\_den\_Dool](https://community.homey.app/u/Wout_van_den_Dool)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 5:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/604 "2026-03-30T05:23:40Z")

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Thanks @HvN I am also hoping for better integration between HSH and the pro… I also hope there is a better possibility then MQTT… Had that earlier in my setup for a different purpose, but that is not relieving the load pressure in the short run​🧐

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**Author:** ![MeneerSjon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/meneersjon/32/57099_2.png) [@MeneerSjon](https://community.homey.app/u/MeneerSjon)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/605 "2026-05-04T10:26:04Z")

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This script (version 1.0.6) still generates incorrect error log cards for Notes and Any/All cards in advanced flows. This can be fixed by replacing the if-condition in line 164 from:

> if (automaterCard.args.errorCards===true && !checkId(af.cards[cardKey], ‘homey:app:nl.nielsdeklerk.log’) && **af.cards[cardKey].type != ‘trigger’** && (!af.cards[cardKey].outputError || !af.cards[cardKey].outputError.length || !(logCard = \_.find(af.cards[cardKey].outputError, x =\> af.cards && af.cards.id && checkId(af.cards, ‘homey:app:nl.nielsdeklerk.log’))))) {

into:

> if (automaterCard.args.errorCards===true && !checkId(af.cards[cardKey], ‘homey:app:nl.nielsdeklerk.log’) && **(af.cards[cardKey].type === ‘condition’ || af.cards[cardKey].type === ‘action’)** && (!af.cards[cardKey].outputError || !af.cards[cardKey].outputError.length || !(logCard = \_.find(af.cards[cardKey].outputError, x =\> af.cards && af.cards.id && checkId(af.cards, ‘homey:app:nl.nielsdeklerk.log’))))) {

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**Author:** ![MeneerSjon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/meneersjon/32/57099_2.png) [@MeneerSjon](https://community.homey.app/u/MeneerSjon)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/606 "2026-05-04T10:32:53Z")

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This ticket does not seem to exist anymore. I did find the cause and a fix, see my comment here:

> [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Simple (Sys) LOG - Use this app for Simple (Sys) Logging](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/605):
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> This script (version 1.0.6) still generates incorrect error log cards for Notes and Any/All cards in advanced flows. This can be fixed by replacing the if-condition in line 164 from: if (automaterCard.args.errorCards===true && !checkId(af.cards[cardKey], ‘homey:app:nl.nielsdeklerk.log’) && af.cards[cardKey].type != ‘trigger’ && (!af.cards[cardKey].outputError || !af.cards[cardKey].outputError.length || !(logCard = \_.find(af.cards[cardKey].outputError, x =\> af.cards && af.cards.id && checkId(af…

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**Author:** ![MeneerSjon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/meneersjon/32/57099_2.png) [@MeneerSjon](https://community.homey.app/u/MeneerSjon)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 10:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/607 "2026-05-04T10:34:48Z")

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If you are still interested: I did find a fix for this issue. See my comment here:

> [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Simple (Sys) LOG - Use this app for Simple (Sys) Logging](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-simple-sys-log-use-this-app-for-simple-sys-logging/77533/605):
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> This script (version 1.0.6) still generates incorrect error log cards for Notes and Any/All cards in advanced flows. This can be fixed by replacing the if-condition in line 164 from: if (automaterCard.args.errorCards===true && !checkId(af.cards[cardKey], ‘homey:app:nl.nielsdeklerk.log’) && af.cards[cardKey].type != ‘trigger’ && (!af.cards[cardKey].outputError || !af.cards[cardKey].outputError.length || !(logCard = \_.find(af.cards[cardKey].outputError, x =\> af.cards && af.cards.id && checkId(af…

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