core: Automation does not stop or ends incorrect, which causes Already running messages

The problem

Some automations (randomly) do not end correctly which results in warning messages: 2023-08-05 10:53:24.273 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Gang lampen: Already running.

It’s a bit hard to track but one of my automations is run very frequently and therefor I was able to log the issue.

Ones this occurs I have to restart HA. It’s not related to this specific automation. I also have seen it on other.

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

2023.8.1

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

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What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant OS

Integration causing the issue

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Link to integration documentation on our website

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Diagnostics information

2023-08-05 09:34:04.737 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Automation trigger 'None' triggered by state of light.lampen_gang
2023-08-05 09:34:04.738 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Gang lampen: Running automation actions
2023-08-05 09:34:04.742 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Gang lampen: Choose at step 1: choice 1: Running automation actions
2023-08-05 09:34:04.743 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Gang lampen: Choose at step 1: choice 1: Choose at step 1: default: Running automation actions
2023-08-05 09:34:04.744 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Gang lampen: Choose at step 1: choice 1: Choose at step 1: default: Executing step device automation
2023-08-05 09:37:37.372 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Automation trigger 'None' triggered by state of light.lampen_gang
2023-08-05 09:37:37.373 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Gang lampen: Running automation actions
2023-08-05 09:37:37.379 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Gang lampen: Choose at step 1: choice 1: Running automation actions
2023-08-05 09:37:37.382 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Gang lampen: Choose at step 1: choice 1: Choose at step 1: default: Running automation actions
2023-08-05 09:37:37.382 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Gang lampen: Choose at step 1: choice 1: Choose at step 1: default: Executing step device automation
2023-08-05 09:49:47.532 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Automation trigger 'None' triggered by state of light.lampen_gang
2023-08-05 09:49:47.533 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Gang lampen: Running automation actions
2023-08-05 09:49:47.534 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Gang lampen: Choose at step 1: choice 1: Running automation actions
2023-08-05 09:49:47.535 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Gang lampen: Choose at step 1: choice 1: Choose at step 1: default: Running automation actions
2023-08-05 09:49:47.535 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Gang lampen: Choose at step 1: choice 1: Choose at step 1: default: Executing step device automation
2023-08-05 09:50:27.757 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Automation trigger 'None' triggered by state of light.lampen_gang
2023-08-05 09:50:27.758 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Gang lampen: Already running
2023-08-05 10:27:33.403 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Automation trigger 'None' triggered by state of light.lampen_gang
2023-08-05 10:27:33.404 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Gang lampen: Already running
2023-08-05 10:53:24.272 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Automation trigger 'None' triggered by state of light.lampen_gang
2025-08-05 10:53:24.273 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation.lampen_gang] Gang lampen: Already running

Example YAML snippet

alias: Gang lampen
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: device
    type: turned_on
    device_id: 24ebf39cdf4049f553684a0acfd49ebf
    entity_id: light.lampen_gang
    domain: light
    id: S1-switch
  - platform: device
    type: turned_on
    device_id: 24ebf39cdf4049f553684a0acfd49ebf
    entity_id: light.lampen_gang_2
    domain: light
    id: S2-switch
  - platform: device
    type: turned_off
    device_id: 24ebf39cdf4049f553684a0acfd49ebf
    entity_id: light.lampen_gang_2
    domain: light
    id: S2-switch
condition: []
action:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: S1-switch
        sequence:
          - choose:
              - conditions:
                  - condition: state
                    entity_id: input_boolean.lightson
                    state: "on"
                  - condition: device
                    type: is_off
                    device_id: 0a034a1cea88e3ff62c950782e7cf10a
                    entity_id: switch.staande_lamp
                    domain: switch
                sequence:
                  - type: turn_on
                    device_id: 24ebf39cdf4049f553684a0acfd49ebf
                    entity_id: light.lampen_gang
                    domain: light
                    brightness_pct: 1
            default:
              - type: turn_on
                device_id: 24ebf39cdf4049f553684a0acfd49ebf
                entity_id: light.lampen_gang
                domain: light
                brightness_pct: 20
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: S2-switch
        sequence:
          - choose:
              - conditions:
                  - condition: device
                    type: is_on
                    device_id: 24ebf39cdf4049f553684a0acfd49ebf
                    entity_id: light.lampen_gang
                    domain: light
                sequence:
                  - type: turn_on
                    device_id: 24ebf39cdf4049f553684a0acfd49ebf
                    entity_id: light.lampen_gang
                    domain: light
                    brightness_pct: 100
            default:
              - type: turn_off
                device_id: 24ebf39cdf4049f553684a0acfd49ebf
                entity_id: light.lampen_gang
                domain: light
    default: []
mode: single

Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?

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Additional information

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