Have to run script twice

To update the variable irrigationScheduleV, I have to run this script twice or turn on zone1 outside of the script first and then run the script.

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import time
irrigationScheduleV = indigo.variables[1907577400]
zone1 =indigo.devices[1366164308] # "zone 1"
indigo.device.turnOn(zone1)
time.sleep(2)
if  (zone1.onState == True):
 indigo.variable.updateValue(irrigationScheduleV, "15")

What am I missing here?

[jay (support)]

Because the zone1 variable is a snapshot of the device state at the time it was retrieved - so when you issue the turnOn command the instance itself still represents the old state. You need to refresh the snapshot of the device before you use it in the if statement:

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import time
irrigationScheduleV = indigo.variables[1907577400]
zone1 =indigo.devices[1366164308] # "zone 1"
indigo.device.turnOn(zone1)
time.sleep(2)
# refresh the snapshot instance so that it has any recent changes
zone1.refreshFromServer()
if  (zone1.onState == True):
 indigo.variable.updateValue(irrigationScheduleV, "15")

Thank you!
That did it.