# Motion detect light delay stopped working **URL:** \ **Category:** Free discussion\ **Created:** [December 23, 2023, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/motion-detect-light-delay-stopped-working/26129 "2023-12-23T03:12:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alpatorg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@alpatorg](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/alpatorg)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/motion-detect-light-delay-stopped-working/26129/1 "2023-12-23T03:12:57Z")
Hi! After the app got more complicated the light scenes didnt work as it should. I want a simple scene where a Motion detector triggers a switch to switch on the light. The light should be on for 5 mins before turning off, even If the Motion detector is triggered one or more times in the mean time. This was easy to set up before, but now its difficult. How do i do this? Thx 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![StephenJ](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/stephenj/32/3311_2.png) [@StephenJ](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/StephenJ)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/motion-detect-light-delay-stopped-working/26129/2 "2023-12-25T01:59:03Z")
Hi there, I am not sure if I get you correctly. The system should be designed to be triggered to keep the light on while detecting motion. Or it would be somehow strange to toggle off the light when you are still there. ---
**Author:** ![alpatorg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@alpatorg](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/alpatorg)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/motion-detect-light-delay-stopped-working/26129/3 "2023-12-25T18:05:34Z")
Right now the system doesnt work the right way. If the detector has triggered the light to switch on it will turn it off again while we Are still the, because it detects us. I want to set it up the right way, that it won’t turn off the light but keeps it on for 5 minutes no matter What. Bridge: RF bridge ver 3.5.2 Switch: TX1C/TX2C Motion detector: Pir 2 CT60M ---
**Author:** ![eerke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@eerke](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/eerke)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2023, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/motion-detect-light-delay-stopped-working/26129/4 "2023-12-26T04:15:06Z")
Are you using a device with Node Red on it such as the iHost or NS Panel Pro? ---
**Author:** ![StephenJ](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/stephenj/32/3311_2.png) [@StephenJ](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/StephenJ)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/motion-detect-light-delay-stopped-working/26129/5 "2023-12-26T10:57:25Z")
I attempted to understand the problem you’re facing. I assume that you created a scene where the trigger is motion detection, and the action is turning on TX1C/TX2C. However, it seems that when the motion detector is activated, the light is turning off, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![alpatorg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@alpatorg](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/alpatorg)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2023, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/motion-detect-light-delay-stopped-working/26129/7 "2023-12-26T12:42:27Z")
At first the Motion detector behave correctly, and switch on the lights. But while we are in the room and we move so the detector detects us several times, it will turn off the lights again instead of follow the delay of 5 minutes. What i tried: If detector triggered Then light switches on Delay 5 minutes Light turns off This doesnt work Light turns off or switch on several times because we are still in the room and the detector detects us several times. ---
**Author:** ![staniland1212](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@staniland1212](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/staniland1212)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/motion-detect-light-delay-stopped-working/26129/8 "2023-12-27T07:03:06Z")
Clearly your motion in the room can’t overcome the scene triggering again and again, resetting the 5 minutes (presume set within the Inching setting). ---
**Author:** ![alpatorg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@alpatorg](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/alpatorg)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/motion-detect-light-delay-stopped-working/26129/9 "2023-12-27T12:51:03Z")
Yes, I tried the inching setting set to 5 mins, but doesnt help. What if I set the scene to only one thing in “then”. If motion detector triggered Then switch on the light. The inching setting should do the rest?