diff --git a/controller/fence.go b/controller/fence.go
index 22b5e2d9..2e43723d 100644
--- a/controller/fence.go
+++ b/controller/fence.go
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ func fenceMatch(hookName string, sw *scanWriter, fence *liveFenceSwitches, metas
 	if details.command == "del" {
 		return [][]byte{[]byte(`{"command":"del"` + hookJSONString(hookName, metas) + `,"id":` + jsonString(details.id) + `,"time":` + jsonTimeFormat(details.timestamp) + `}`)}
 	}
-
 	var roamkeys, roamids []string
 	var roammeters []float64
 	var detect string = "outside"
@@ -141,10 +140,20 @@ func fenceMatch(hookName string, sw *scanWriter, fence *liveFenceSwitches, metas
 	if details.fmap == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if fence.detect != nil && !fence.detect[detect] {
-		return nil
+	for {
+		if fence.detect != nil && !fence.detect[detect] {
+			if detect == "enter" {
+				detect = "inside"
+				continue
+			}
+			if detect == "exit" {
+				detect = "outside"
+				continue
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+		break
 	}
-
 	sw.mu.Lock()
 	sw.fmap = details.fmap
 	sw.fullFields = true
diff --git a/tests/fence_tests.go b/tests/fence_tests.go
index bde0084b..4df45500 100644
--- a/tests/fence_tests.go
+++ b/tests/fence_tests.go
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func subTestFence(t *testing.T, mc *mockServer) {
-	runStep(t, mc, "basic", json_FENCE_basic_test)
+	runStep(t, mc, "basic", fence_basic_test)
+	runStep(t, mc, "detect inside,outside", fence_detect_inside_test)
 }
 
 type fenceReader struct {
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func (fr *fenceReader) receiveExpect(valex ...string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func json_FENCE_basic_test(mc *mockServer) error {
+func fence_basic_test(mc *mockServer) error {
 	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", fmt.Sprintf(":%d", mc.port))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -152,3 +153,66 @@ func json_FENCE_basic_test(mc *mockServer) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+func fence_detect_inside_test(mc *mockServer) error {
+	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", fmt.Sprintf(":%d", mc.port))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+	_, err = fmt.Fprintf(conn, "WITHIN users FENCE DETECT inside,outside POINTS BOUNDS 33.618824 -84.457973 33.654359 -84.399859\r\n")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	buf := make([]byte, 4096)
+	n, err := conn.Read(buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	res := string(buf[:n])
+	if res != "+OK\r\n" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected OK, got '%v'", res)
+	}
+	rd := &fenceReader{conn, bufio.NewReader(conn)}
+
+	// send a point
+	c, err := redis.Dial("tcp", fmt.Sprintf(":%d", mc.port))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer c.Close()
+
+	res, err = redis.String(c.Do("SET", "users", "200", "POINT", "33.642301", "-84.43118"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if res != "OK" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected OK, got '%v'", res)
+	}
+
+	if err := rd.receiveExpect("command", "set",
+		"detect", "inside",
+		"key", "users",
+		"id", "200",
+		"point", `{"lat":33.642301,"lon":-84.43118}`); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	res, err = redis.String(c.Do("SET", "users", "200", "POINT", "34.642301", "-84.43118"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if res != "OK" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected OK, got '%v'", res)
+	}
+
+	// receive the message
+	if err := rd.receiveExpect("command", "set",
+		"detect", "outside",
+		"key", "users",
+		"id", "200",
+		"point", `{"lat":34.642301,"lon":-84.43118}`); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}