# Make contact sensors ignore if we are home? **URL:** \ **Category:** Automation Ideas\ **Created:** [December 30, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/make-contact-sensors-ignore-if-we-are-home/112714 "2017-12-30T20:21:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BBoy486](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/bboy486/32/96682_2.png) [@BBoy486](https://community.smartthings.com/u/BBoy486)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/make-contact-sensors-ignore-if-we-are-home/112714/1 "2017-12-30T20:21:28Z")
I’m sure this is simple but is there a way to have sensors ignore alerts when Presence is set to home. Right now my sensors are notifying me even when everyone is home. ---
**Author:** ![JDRoberts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/jdroberts/32/56577_2.png) [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/make-contact-sensors-ignore-if-we-are-home/112714/2 "2017-12-30T20:27:14Z")
Which hub device do you have? It’s a little different for the ADT/SmartThings security panel than it is for any of the other options like the original hub, the Nvidia shield, etc. ---
**Author:** ![BBoy486](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/bboy486/32/96682_2.png) [@BBoy486](https://community.smartthings.com/u/BBoy486)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/make-contact-sensors-ignore-if-we-are-home/112714/3 "2017-12-30T20:30:39Z")
Smartthings v2. ---
**Author:** ![hbr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@hbr](https://community.smartthings.com/u/hbr)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/make-contact-sensors-ignore-if-we-are-home/112714/4 "2017-12-30T20:56:21Z")
@BBoy486 How are you arming/disarming your system? We need a little more information as you should not receive notifications in the home mode. You may have some routines or custom rules that are not set up properly. Brian ---
**Author:** ![kahilzinger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/kahilzinger/32/72184_2.png) [@kahilzinger](https://community.smartthings.com/u/kahilzinger)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/make-contact-sensors-ignore-if-we-are-home/112714/5 "2017-12-30T22:32:19Z")
If you are using the Smart Home Monitor, you can exclude open/close sensors on the second page of the setup, which is the Smart Home Monitor on when you are there. This is also where you exclude interior motion detectors. ---
**Author:** ![BBoy486](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/bboy486/32/96682_2.png) [@BBoy486](https://community.smartthings.com/u/BBoy486)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/make-contact-sensors-ignore-if-we-are-home/112714/6 "2017-12-30T22:56:19Z")
Through webCore. I also am using blue iris fusion/server to link BI profiles with ST. But I have an issue with the server showing offline Anyway my piston is fine I just need a way to ignore sensors when presence is true. ---
**Author:** ![BBoy486](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/bboy486/32/96682_2.png) [@BBoy486](https://community.smartthings.com/u/BBoy486)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/make-contact-sensors-ignore-if-we-are-home/112714/7 "2017-12-30T22:59:45Z")
Do you mean the monitoring rule? I don’t see an exclude from the setup screen.