# isAlarmActiveFiltered() not detecting shelved alarms

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/isalarmactivefiltered-not-detecting-shelved-alarms/36061>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [June 25, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/isalarmactivefiltered-not-detecting-shelved-alarms/36061 "2020-06-25T21:56:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cory.grube](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cory.grube/32/20476_2.png) [@Cory.grube](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cory.grube)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/isalarmactivefiltered-not-detecting-shelved-alarms/36061/2 "2020-07-01T21:44:17Z")

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Update - I've been in touch with support and they confirmed this is a bug, not user error. A bug ticket has been created, but there is no ETA the fix.

I've also learned that my use of this function in the client scope is poor form and could cause hangups:

> [@Choosing Ignition Client CPUs](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/choosing-ignition-client-cpus/34183/6):
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> This is common if you make the mistake of using runScript in a binding to execute alarm functions, use the isAlarmActive expression in a client binding, or do anything else that requires a request to the gateway on the UI thread (as @pturmel already mentioned).

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