diff --git a/packages/core/src/store/actions.ts b/packages/core/src/store/actions.ts
index 046f2d78..a0be0c9d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/store/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/store/actions.ts
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ export function useActions(state: State, getters: ComputedGetters): Actions {
           node.handleBounds.source = getHandleBounds('.source', update.nodeElement, zoom)
           node.handleBounds.target = getHandleBounds('.target', update.nodeElement, zoom)
 
-          if (!node.initialized) node.initialized = true
-
           res.push({
             id: node.id,
             type: 'dimensions',
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/changes.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/changes.ts
index 4bbc7f08..b474885e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/changes.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/changes.ts
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ export const applyChanges = <
                 handleParentExpand(element, parent)
               }
             }
+
+            if (!element.initialized) element.initialized = true
           }
           break
       }