Help with Timer and Lights on Motion

@Jamie_Pryer wrote:

Hey all,

Ive setup the below, which works well to turn the lights on.
However im confused about the timer.
When there is motion in the room, the timer then starts to count down, however i was expecting that more motion in that room, would keep resetting the timer back to 30 minutes?
however it just keeps counting down? which means when it gets down to 0, all lights go off, even if there has been motion the room?

do i need to add in a stop function as well? i dont see a “reset” option?
where am i going wrong?

Host system

Hostname	hassio
System	HassOS 3.5

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configuration:
timer:
  timer_motion_living_room:
    duration: '00:30:00'


automation:
############### living room ###############
- id: livingroomlightsonmotion
  alias: living room lights on motion
  trigger:
  - entity_id: binary_sensor.living_room
    from: 'off'
    platform: state
    to: 'on'
  condition: 
    condition: state
    entity_id: sun.sun
    state: below_horizon
  action:
  - data_template:
      entity_id: group.room_living_room_all_lights 
    service_template: switch.turn_on 
  - service: timer.start
    data:
      entity_id: timer.timer_motion_living_room

- id: livingroomlightsoffafter30minnomotion
  alias: living room lights off no motion 30min
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: timer.finished
    event_data:
      entity_id: timer.timer_motion_living_room
  action:
  - data_template:
      entity_id: group.room_living_room_all_lights 
    service_template: switch.turn_off

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