diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/Nodes/NodeWrapper.vue b/packages/core/src/components/Nodes/NodeWrapper.vue
index 51ae5c5f..60e13095 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/Nodes/NodeWrapper.vue
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/Nodes/NodeWrapper.vue
@@ -141,20 +141,31 @@ watch(
 watch([() => node.extent, () => nodeExtent], ([nodeExtent, globalExtent], [oldNodeExtent, oldGlobalExtent]) => {
   // update position if extent has actually changed
   if (nodeExtent !== oldNodeExtent || globalExtent !== oldGlobalExtent) {
-    // todo: can we solve this without a timeout? Without the timeout the initial extent is not properly calculated
-    setTimeout(clampPosition, 1)
+    if (isParentExtent()) {
+      // todo: can we solve this without a timeout? Without the timeout the initial extent is not properly calculated
+      setTimeout(clampPosition, 1)
+    } else {
+      clampPosition()
+    }
   }
 })
 
 // clamp initial position to nodes' extent
-if (node.extent === 'parent' || typeof node.extent === 'object') {
+// if extent is parent, we need dimensions to properly clamp the position
+if (isParentExtent()) {
   until(() => node.initialized)
     .toBe(true)
     .then(clampPosition)
-} else {
+}
+// if extent is not parent, we can clamp it immediately
+else {
   clampPosition()
 }
 
+function isParentExtent() {
+  return node.extent === 'parent' || (typeof node.extent === 'object' && 'range' in node.extent && node.extent.range === 'parent')
+}
+
 /** this re-calculates the current position, necessary for clamping by a node's extent */
 function clampPosition() {
   const { computedPosition, position } = calcNextPosition(node, node.computedPosition, nodeExtent, parentNode)