A baffling issue with my echo ("close garage door" doesn't work)

[JDRoberts]

Some other people have reported a similar issue. It may be that “close garage door” is a reserved phrase for Amazon. It does have some quirks like that.

Amazon Echo

@chrisb I have a momentary virtual switch set up for my garage door. When experimenting with alexa I would say " Alexa, open the kitchen lights" lights turn on, I then say “Alexa, close the kitchen lights’ again the lights turn on. I figured this is perfect for the momentary virtual switch. I say” Alexa, open the garage door" the door opens that part works great and sounds natural. However for some reason if I say "Alexa, close the garage door’ she adds it to my todo list

@bamarayne or @Mike_Maxwell may know more.