diff --git a/configuration/automations/hallway.yaml b/configuration/automations/hallway.yaml
index 5b67c1b..14de4bc 100644
--- a/configuration/automations/hallway.yaml
+++ b/configuration/automations/hallway.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+- id: hallway-motion-reset
+  alias: '[Hallway] Super sensor reset'
+  mode: restart
+  trigger:
+    - entity_id: binary_sensor.hallway_motion_sensor
+      for: 00:00:05
+      from: 'off'
+      platform: state
+      to: 'on'
+  action:
+    - data_template:
+        entity_id: binary_sensor.hallway_motion_sensor
+        state: 'off'
+      service: python_script.set_state
+
 - id: hallway-button
   alias: '[Hallway] Button single press'
   mode: single
@@ -41,6 +56,7 @@
       entity_id: binary_sensor.hallway_motion_sensor
       from: 'on'
       to: 'off'
+      for: 00:00:05
   action:
     - service: script.hallway_lights_off
 
diff --git a/configuration/configuration.yaml b/configuration/configuration.yaml
index 140a519..d4fdec4 100644
--- a/configuration/configuration.yaml
+++ b/configuration/configuration.yaml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ media_source:
 mobile_app:
 my:
 person:
+python_script:
 recorder:
   db_url: !secret postgres_url
 scene: !include scenes.yaml
diff --git a/home-assistant.yml b/home-assistant.yml
index e1b6027..a12c18d 100644
--- a/home-assistant.yml
+++ b/home-assistant.yml
@@ -45,3 +45,8 @@
       copy:
         src: configuration/secrets.yaml
         dest: '{{ pwd_config }}/secrets.yaml'
+    - name: Copy scripts
+      copy:
+        src: python_scripts
+        dest: '{{ pwd_config }}'
+        directory_mode: yes
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python_scripts/set_state.py b/python_scripts/set_state.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fecbd9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python_scripts/set_state.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+"""Set the state or other attributes for the specified entity."""
+
+# ========================================================================================
+# python_scripts/set_state.py
+# modified from -
+# https://community.home-assistant.io/t/how-to-manually-set-state-value-of-sensor/43975/37
+# ========================================================================================
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Set the state or other attributes for the specified entity.
+# Updates from @xannor so that a new entity can be created if it does not exist.
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+inputEntity = data.get("entity_id")
+if inputEntity is None:
+    logger.warning("===== entity_id is required if you want to set something.")
+else:
+    inputStateObject = hass.states.get(inputEntity)
+    if inputStateObject is None and not data.get("allow_create"):
+        logger.warning("===== unknown entity_id: %s", inputEntity)
+    else:
+        if not inputStateObject is None:
+            inputState = inputStateObject.state
+            inputAttributesObject = inputStateObject.attributes.copy()
+        else:
+            inputAttributesObject = {}
+
+        for item in data:
+            newAttribute = data.get(item)
+            logger.debug("===== item = {0}; value = {1}".format(item, newAttribute))
+            if item == "entity_id":
+                continue  # already handled
+            elif item == "allow_create":
+                continue  # already handled
+            elif item == "state":
+                inputState = newAttribute
+            else:
+                inputAttributesObject[item] = newAttribute
+
+        hass.states.set(inputEntity, inputState, inputAttributesObject)