diff --git a/home_assistant/client.go b/home_assistant/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0406222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home_assistant/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package home_assistant
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"github.com/carlmjohnson/requests"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+type Config struct {
+	Token   string
+	BaseURL string
+}
+
+type Client struct {
+	config Config
+	client *http.Client
+}
+
+func New(client *http.Client, config Config) *Client {
+	return &Client{config: config, client: client}
+}
+
+func (c *Client) GetState(ctx context.Context, entityID string) (string, error) {
+	type stateResponse struct {
+		State string `json:"state"`
+	}
+
+	var resp stateResponse
+
+	err := requests.URL(c.config.BaseURL).
+		Header("Authorization", "Bearer "+c.config.Token).
+		Pathf("/api/states/%s", entityID).
+		ToJSON(&resp).
+		Fetch(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return resp.State, nil
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7d15a95..4e727cb 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"github.com/Crocmagnon/display-epaper/fete"
+	"github.com/Crocmagnon/display-epaper/home_assistant"
 	"github.com/Crocmagnon/display-epaper/transports"
 	"github.com/Crocmagnon/display-epaper/weather"
 	"github.com/golang/freetype/truetype"
@@ -57,6 +58,11 @@ func main() {
 
 	log.Printf("sleep duration: %v\n", sleep)
 
+	hassClient := home_assistant.New(nil, home_assistant.Config{
+		Token:   os.Getenv("HOME_ASSISTANT_TOKEN"),
+		BaseURL: os.Getenv("HOME_ASSISTANT_BASE_URL"),
+	})
+
 	if err := run(
 		ctx,
 		sleep,
@@ -64,6 +70,7 @@ func main() {
 		transportsClient,
 		feteClient,
 		weatherClient,
+		hassClient,
 	); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("error: ", err)
 	}
diff --git a/run_darwin_arm64.go b/run_darwin_arm64.go
index b764ac0..266a48f 100644
--- a/run_darwin_arm64.go
+++ b/run_darwin_arm64.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"github.com/Crocmagnon/display-epaper/fete"
+	"github.com/Crocmagnon/display-epaper/home_assistant"
 	"github.com/Crocmagnon/display-epaper/transports"
 	"github.com/Crocmagnon/display-epaper/weather"
 	"github.com/llgcode/draw2d/draw2dimg"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ func run(
 	transportsClient *transports.Client,
 	feteClient *fete.Client,
 	weatherClient *weather.Client,
+	_ *home_assistant.Client,
 ) error {
 	img, err := getImg(
 		ctx,
diff --git a/run_linux_arm64.go b/run_linux_arm64.go
index 72b69a1..8ea09e7 100644
--- a/run_linux_arm64.go
+++ b/run_linux_arm64.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/Crocmagnon/display-epaper/epd"
 	"github.com/Crocmagnon/display-epaper/fete"
+	"github.com/Crocmagnon/display-epaper/home_assistant"
 	"github.com/Crocmagnon/display-epaper/transports"
 	"github.com/Crocmagnon/display-epaper/weather"
 	"image"
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ func run(
 	transportsClient *transports.Client,
 	feteClient *fete.Client,
 	weatherClient *weather.Client,
+	hassClient *home_assistant.Client,
 ) error {
 	_, err := host.Init()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ func run(
 			transportsClient,
 			feteClient,
 			weatherClient,
+			hassClient,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("error looping: %v\n", err)
@@ -72,7 +75,12 @@ func loop(
 	transportsClient *transports.Client,
 	feteClient *fete.Client,
 	weatherClient *weather.Client,
+	hassClient *home_assistant.Client,
 ) (image.Image, error) {
+	if !shouldRun(ctx, hassClient) {
+		return currentImg, nil
+	}
+
 	img, err := getImg(
 		ctx,
 		time.Now,
@@ -108,6 +116,24 @@ func loop(
 	return img, nil
 }
 
+func shouldRun(ctx context.Context, hassClient *home_assistant.Client) bool {
+	dayNight, err := hassClient.GetState(ctx, "input_select.house_day_night")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error getting day night: %v ; running\n", err)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	presentAway, err := hassClient.GetState(ctx, "input_select.house_present_away")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error getting day night: %v ; running\n", err)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	res := dayNight == "day" && presentAway == "present"
+	log.Printf("running: %v\n", res)
+	return res
+}
+
 const filename = "/perm/display-epaper-lastFullRefresh"
 
 func initDisplay(display *epd.EPD, threshold time.Duration) error {