# Why doesend this worK

**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/why-doesend-this-work/156186
**Category:** Questions & Help
**Created:** [June 15, 2026, 7:33am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/why-doesend-this-work/156186 "2026-06-15T07:33:59Z")
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### Author: ![PHoogmoed](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/phoogmoed/32/34801_2.png) [@PHoogmoed](https://community.homey.app/u/PHoogmoed)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/why-doesend-this-work/156186/1 "2026-06-15T07:34:00Z")

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When I test it, it works, but in practice, the light doesn’t turn on.  
Who can help?

Thx Paul

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### Author: ![ReneO](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/reneo/32/3522_2.png) [@ReneO](https://community.homey.app/u/ReneO)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/why-doesend-this-work/156186/2 "2026-06-15T08:34:09Z")

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The flow should work.

You can add a timeline notification after the If card to see if the card is triggered.

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### Author: ![Rmb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rmb/32/79135_2.png) [@Rmb](https://community.homey.app/u/Rmb)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/why-doesend-this-work/156186/3 "2026-06-15T08:48:20Z")

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When you test from the WHEN card by control-click the card. No need for the blue arrow card.

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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: [June 15, 2026, 11:38am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/why-doesend-this-work/156186/4 "2026-06-15T11:38:25Z")

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> [@PHoogmoed](#):
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> When I test it, it works

This is because you “impersonate” the trigger when testing a flow.  
We can’t test a trigger.

This means the trigger doesn’t work. To check it:  
First create the simplest flow possible:  
When..  
motion detected  
Then..  
send push notification to yourself

When there’s no push notification, the motion sensor doesn’t work, or its connection is flaky

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### Author: ![PHoogmoed](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/phoogmoed/32/34801_2.png) [@PHoogmoed](https://community.homey.app/u/PHoogmoed)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/why-doesend-this-work/156186/6 "2026-06-17T13:18:36Z")

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Ja, op de statuspagina van de sensor geeft hij beweging aan.

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### Author: ![ReneO](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/reneo/32/3522_2.png) [@ReneO](https://community.homey.app/u/ReneO)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/why-doesend-this-work/156186/7 "2026-06-20T14:40:08Z")

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Does the motion detector turn off again? I have Neo Coolcam motion detectors, and occasionally it happens that it stays “on”. The result is that no movement is detected.