diff --git a/interface/package.json b/interface/package.json
index a2d884e63..86ab9df9d 100644
--- a/interface/package.json
+++ b/interface/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "@preact/preset-vite": "^2.9.1",
     "@trivago/prettier-plugin-sort-imports": "^4.3.0",
     "@types/formidable": "^3",
-    "@types/node": "^22.8.4",
+    "@types/node": "^22.8.5",
     "@types/react": "^18.3.12",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.1",
     "@types/react-router-dom": "^5.3.3",
diff --git a/interface/yarn.lock b/interface/yarn.lock
index dd14c112b..226e8c8ee 100644
--- a/interface/yarn.lock
+++ b/interface/yarn.lock
@@ -1435,12 +1435,12 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/node@npm:^22.8.4":
-  version: 22.8.4
-  resolution: "@types/node@npm:22.8.4"
+"@types/node@npm:^22.8.5":
+  version: 22.8.5
+  resolution: "@types/node@npm:22.8.5"
   dependencies:
     undici-types: "npm:~6.19.8"
-  checksum: 10c0/f88d030480630194a9168772462ec09b2d86454f34368c46d2b7fda5dc6e14594b1576fcc5c35cc53b57a4d1e8dd2865a85ae81f34ded0d1af753a0f5d294c25
+  checksum: 10c0/5e43553026c83f18bfa381d35c8fd608e69d12d0f0fe4601e8bb98b651a3b240be9d66c1f2f4decdbebb41d55b18e89238b02f3992d820d89801b9b3625ba8ab
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@table-library/react-table-library": "npm:4.1.7"
     "@trivago/prettier-plugin-sort-imports": "npm:^4.3.0"
     "@types/formidable": "npm:^3"
-    "@types/node": "npm:^22.8.4"
+    "@types/node": "npm:^22.8.5"
     "@types/react": "npm:^18.3.12"
     "@types/react-dom": "npm:^18.3.1"
     "@types/react-router-dom": "npm:^5.3.3"
diff --git a/src/mqtt.cpp b/src/mqtt.cpp
index d836d0fe7..f20bb34d8 100644
--- a/src/mqtt.cpp
+++ b/src/mqtt.cpp
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ bool Mqtt::publish_ha_sensor_config(uint8_t               type,        // EMSdev
             add_ha_classes = false;
             break;
         default:
-            // plain old sensor, and make it read-only
+            // plain old sensor
             break;
         }
     } else {
@@ -1117,10 +1117,19 @@ bool Mqtt::publish_ha_sensor_config(uint8_t               type,        // EMSdev
             strlcpy(sample_val, "false", sizeof(sample_val)); // default is "false"
         }
 
-        doc["val_tpl"] = (std::string) "{{" + val_obj + " if " + val_cond + " else " + sample_val + "}}";
+        // don't bother with value template conditions if using Domoticz which doesn't fully support MQTT Discovery
+        if (discovery_type() == discoveryType::HOMEASSISTANT) {
+            doc["val_tpl"] = (std::string) "{{" + val_obj + " if " + val_cond + " else " + sample_val + "}}";
 
-        // add the dev json object to the end, not for commands
-        add_ha_sections_to_doc(nullptr, stat_t, doc, false, val_cond); // no name, since the "dev" has already been adde
+            // adds availability, dev, ids to the config section to HA Discovery config
+            // except for commands
+            add_ha_sections_to_doc(nullptr, stat_t, doc, false, val_cond); // no name, since the "dev" has already been added
+        } else {
+            // Domoticz doesn't support value templates, so we just use the value directly
+            // Also omit the uom and other state classes
+            doc["val_tpl"] = (std::string) "{{" + val_obj + "}}";
+            add_ha_classes = false; // don't add the classes
+        }
     }
 
     // Add the state class, device class and sometimes the icon.