# Unable to unpair z-wave nodes

**URL:** <https://community.openhab.org/t/unable-to-unpair-z-wave-nodes/29314>\
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**Created:** [June 1, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unable-to-unpair-z-wave-nodes/29314 "2017-06-01T19:13:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unable-to-unpair-z-wave-nodes/29314/3 "2017-06-01T20:30:42Z")

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> [@chris](#):
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> You can’t use these functions to remove a working device. You need to properly exclude a device - to do this, put the controller into exclusion mode, then click the appropriate button on the device. The exclude mode option is an option in HABmin in the top right menu.

Ah! That’s putting me in the right direction.

Of course, there are more issues. The GUI says “Errors sending action” and logs this:

`[ome.io.rest.core.thing.ThingResource] - Received HTTP PUT request for update configuration at 'things/zwave:serial_zstick:pineboard/config' for an unmanaged thing 'zwave:serial_zstick:pineboard'.`|

I only have one controller, and I am able to control the lights through HABmin just fine, so I’m confused why it thinks its unmanaged.

EDIT: It looks like you may be aware of this issue and possibly working on a fix? [Z-Wave Exclue / Include in openHAB 2.1.0.SNAPSHOT with Habmin - #28 by chris](https://community.openhab.org/t/z-wave-exclue-include-in-openhab-2-1-0-snapshot-with-habmin/26369/28)

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