# MQTT Node: Subscribing to \`+/+/$homie\` does not work?

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**Created:** [12 May 2020 11:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-node-subscribing-to-homie-does-not-work/26522 "2020-05-12T11:54:47Z")\
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> [@kuema](#):
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> Should we close this thread then? Before we stray too far away

I did consider that but thought it might be rude 😁

But now you've suggested it as well ... why not, I think that it has served its purpose.

As a final reminder, here is a link to the other thread where we have started to talk about extended use-cases and standards.

> [@MQTT Homie Convention Node - questions about usage](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-homie-convention-node-questions-about-usage/26541/11):
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> Agree. I will respond to further to your post above. But on related topic - as you know from other posts under Proejcts I made probably a year +, this project I have - on Github (not the cod yet), has had a previous incarnation - I build my own standard - before I kno abotu Homie - a Yaml file that also configures all. For a year - as I added devices (including RF) - the wheels started coming off the standard I thought would work. I then even included some concepts of Apple's approach (although…

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