Failure setting up a new account / AC #150042
Description
The problem
After adding my newly created account with the Electra Smart android app to HA, the integration "Failed to set up: Check the logs"
When looking at the logs, this is the error shown:
Error setting up entry XXXREDACTED USER IDXXX for electrasmart
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/config_entries.py", line 749, in __async_setup_with_context
result = await component.async_setup_entry(hass, self)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/electrasmart/__init__.py", line 28, in async_setup_entry
await api.fetch_devices()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.13/site-packages/electrasmart/api/__init__.py", line 162, in fetch_devices
await task
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.13/site-packages/electrasmart/api/__init__.py", line 189, in get_last_telemtry
ac.update_operation_states(resp[Attributes.DATA])
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.13/site-packages/electrasmart/device/__init__.py", line 123, in update_operation_states
self._oper_data = json.loads(data["commandJson"]["OPER"])["OPER"]
~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.13/json/__init__.py", line 339, in loads
raise TypeError(f'the JSON object must be str, bytes or bytearray, '
f'not {s.__class__.__name__}')
TypeError: the JSON object must be str, bytes or bytearray, not NoneType
What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?
2025.7.3
What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?
No response
What type of installation are you running?
Home Assistant Container
Integration causing the issue
Electra Smart
Link to integration documentation on our website
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/electrasmart
Diagnostics information
No response
Example YAML snippet
Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?
Additional information
No response