diff --git a/custom_templates/dashboards/zwave.jinja b/custom_templates/dashboards/zwave.jinja
index 0ddf4b5e..2782e24d 100644
--- a/custom_templates/dashboards/zwave.jinja
+++ b/custom_templates/dashboards/zwave.jinja
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
       'entity': entity.entity_id,
       'name': entity.name | title | replace(': Node Status', ''),
       'state': '{{ state_translated(config.entity) }}',
-      'secondary': '{% if has_value(\'' + last_seen_sensor + '\') %}{{ states(\'' + last_seen_sensor +'\') | as_datetime | time_since(2) }}{% endif %}',
-      'active': '{{ not has_value(\'' + last_seen_sensor + '\') }}',
+      'secondary': "{% if has_value('" + last_seen_sensor + "') %}{{ states('" + last_seen_sensor + "') | as_datetime | time_since(2) }}{% endif %}",
+      'color': "{{ iif(has_value('" + last_seen_sensor + "'), 'var(--state-inactive-color)', 'var(--state-active-color)') }}"",
     }] %}
   {%- endif %}
 {%- endfor %}