SwitchableDecorations maybe APROP_DORMANT related

[Enjay]

I'm trying to figure out why this ACS script does not work as I want it to when I apply it to Switchable Decorations, but it does (with no changes) when I try it with dynamic lights:

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Script 34 (void)
{
	if(!GetActorProperty(152,APROP_Dormant))
	{
		Thing_Deactivate(152);
		ThingSound(152, "click", 127);
	}
	else
	{
		Thing_Activate(152);
		ThingSound(152, "click", 127);
	}
}

If I use it with a dynamic light actor, the script does what I intend: use it once and the light turns off and I can hear a click, use it again and the light turns on - again with a click.

If I use it with a SwitchableDecoration actor (for example, a small decorative lantern - but I have tried several different actors) it behaves differently. The lantern goes to its inactive state label, as expected (with a click from the script) when I use the script the first time but, when I use the script again, the actor remains in the inactive condition (but I still hear a click, indicating that the script is running). I can certainly activate/deactivate the decoration using Thing_Activate/Thing_Deactivate in ACS. So, it seems to me as if the GetActorProperty check is failing somehow.

Here's the lantern:

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CLASS LanternLED : SwitchableDecoration  
{ 
	Default 
	{
		Radius 8;
		Height 16;
		+FLOORCLIP;
	}
	States
	{
		Spawn:
		Active:
			LNTN A -1;
			Stop;
			
		Inactive:
			LNTN B -1;
			Stop;
	}
}

My guess is that dynamic lights explicitly set/unset the dormant flag in their definition, but switchable decorations do not (unless I define them to do that myself).
I can easily work around this and get what I want. I just wanted to check why it is happening in the first place.