# Use area obstacle avoidance settings when returning to dock

**URL:** <https://forum.yarbo.com/t/use-area-obstacle-avoidance-settings-when-returning-to-dock/7049>\
**Category:** Suggestion and Feature Requests\
**Created:** [July 27, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/use-area-obstacle-avoidance-settings-when-returning-to-dock/7049 "2026-07-27T01:56:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![john.c.brobston](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/john.c.brobston/32/233_2.png) [@john.c.brobston](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/john.c.brobston)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/use-area-obstacle-avoidance-settings-when-returning-to-dock/7049/1 "2026-07-27T01:56:54Z")

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My Yarbo has no trouble mowing my back yard, but when returning to the dock it often encounters an obstacle that it has already successfully mowed around and instead of navigating around it, instead reports that a vehicle is blocking the path and stops. I believe when passing through an area en route to another location it should avoid obstacles the same way it would if it was mowing that area.

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**Author:** ![bryan.wheeler](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/bryan.wheeler/32/215_2.png) [@bryan.wheeler](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/bryan.wheeler)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/use-area-obstacle-avoidance-settings-when-returning-to-dock/7049/2 "2026-07-27T02:04:30Z")

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Yarbo can correct me if I’m wrong, but this is what it actually currently does. However, these false detections seem like a bug.

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**Author:** ![Yarbo-Forum](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/yarbo-forum/32/126_2.png) [@Yarbo-Forum](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/Yarbo-Forum)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/use-area-obstacle-avoidance-settings-when-returning-to-dock/7049/3 "2026-07-27T08:27:50Z")

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Hi there, thanks for sharing your feedback. If the notification appears while Yarbo is traveling on the pathway back to the Docking Station, then this is expected behavior.