I’m sorry, @ciberandy. I’m afraid I have no idea what’s the problem.
And you’re the expert! Thanks for trying anyway.
So, what do you recommend? Should I open an official bug report? If so, where?
I don’t think there’s a bug here.
But it’s not working as you and I expect.
Why is that not a bug?
IMAO you and I just oversee an elephant. But I’ve no idea which one.
ok, so what should we do with this animal?
Hunting it is not an option as elephants are protected, I think. 
Anyone? What makes sense in this case?
Hi @ciberandy,
In your first post, the Service Apply rule says vars + = host.vars.uptime1, but I can’t find what’s actually in it. Could you please post a full plug and play sample of your configuration so that we can reproduce it?
Best regards,
Eric