diff --git a/apps/nspanel-lovelace-ui/luibackend/icons.py b/apps/nspanel-lovelace-ui/luibackend/icons.py
index 85854d60..3e76902f 100644
--- a/apps/nspanel-lovelace-ui/luibackend/icons.py
+++ b/apps/nspanel-lovelace-ui/luibackend/icons.py
@@ -209,6 +209,12 @@ def get_action_icon(ha_type, action, device_class=None, overwrite=None):
     return get_icon_char(actionicon)
 
 def get_icon_ha(entity_id, overwrite=None, stateOverwrite=None):
+
+    ha_type = entity_id.split(".")[0]
+    if (apis.ha_api.entity_exists(entity_id)):
+        entity = apis.ha_api.get_entity(entity_id)
+        state = entity.state if stateOverwrite is None else stateOverwrite
+
     if overwrite is not None:
         if type(overwrite) is str:
             return get_icon_char(overwrite)
@@ -219,10 +225,6 @@ def get_icon_ha(entity_id, overwrite=None, stateOverwrite=None):
 
     result_icon = "alert-circle-outline"
 
-    ha_type = entity_id.split(".")[0]
-    if (apis.ha_api.entity_exists(entity_id)):
-        entity = apis.ha_api.get_entity(entity_id)
-        state = entity.state if stateOverwrite is None else stateOverwrite
     # icons only based on state
     if ha_type in simple_type_mapping:
         result_icon = simple_type_mapping[ha_type]
@@ -267,4 +269,4 @@ def get_icon_ha(entity_id, overwrite=None, stateOverwrite=None):
             if entity.attributes.media_content_type in media_content_type_mapping:
                 result_icon = media_content_type_mapping[entity.attributes.media_content_type]
 
-    return get_icon_char(result_icon)
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+    return get_icon_char(result_icon)