diff --git a/automations.yaml b/automations.yaml
index f552027..e89626a 100644
--- a/automations.yaml
+++ b/automations.yaml
@@ -2958,13 +2958,34 @@
   mode: queued
   max: 10
 - id: '1785027869879'
-  alias: Alfred Lock Force Sync
-  description: Forces a refresh of the Alfred Lock helper state every 5 minutes.
+  alias: Alfred Lock - Silent Force Hardware Sync
+  description: Mutes living room Echo, forces Alexa to check physical lock state,
+    and restores volume.
   triggers:
-  - minutes: /5
+  - minutes: /15
     trigger: time_pattern
   actions:
-  - action: homeassistant.update_entity
+  - action: scene.create
+    data:
+      scene_id: echo_volume_snapshot
+      snapshot_entities:
+      - media_player.living_room_1_2
+  - action: media_player.volume_set
     target:
-      entity_id: input_boolean.alfred_lock_sync_switch
+      entity_id: media_player.living_room_1_2
+    data:
+      volume_level: 0
+  - action: media_player.play_media
+    target:
+      entity_id: media_player.living_room_1_2
+    data:
+      media:
+        media_content_id: Is the front door locked?
+        media_content_type: custom
+        metadata: {}
+  - delay:
+      seconds: 5
+  - action: scene.turn_on
+    target:
+      entity_id: scene.echo_volume_snapshot
   mode: single