# Zone inactive for x minutes doesn't work with variable... How to troubleshoot

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**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Tags:** flow, homey-pro\
**Created:** [May 9, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zone-inactive-for-x-minutes-doesnt-work-with-variable-how-to-troubleshoot/109598 "2024-05-09T14:19:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zone-inactive-for-x-minutes-doesnt-work-with-variable-how-to-troubleshoot/109598/10 "2024-05-10T12:48:24Z")

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> [@Rrrr](#):
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> With 20+ motion sensors I’ve been using it for years without problems and it’s so much easier

I have also been left in the dark, after the sensors have “said” "zone inactive"and i do enter the room again. Solved it by adding “Zone active” card after the “zone inactive in xxminutes”. Never been left in the dark since that. I guess the timer starts at first “zone inactive” report, and again at next, and so on.

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