diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/Handle/handler.ts b/packages/core/src/components/Handle/handler.ts
index ff726d30..0052120f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/Handle/handler.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/Handle/handler.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export function checkElementBelowIsValid(
     const isValid =
       connectionMode === ConnectionMode.Strict
         ? (isTarget && elementBelowIsSource) || (!isTarget && elementBelowIsTarget)
-        : true;
+        : elementBelowNodeId !== nodeId || elementBelowHandleId !== handleId;
 
     if (isValid) {
       result.isValid = isValidConnection(connection);
diff --git a/packages/minimap/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/minimap/CHANGELOG.md
index bcefc201..b9cbb0be 100644
--- a/packages/minimap/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/minimap/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Patch Changes
 
-- [`7ece618d`](https://github.com/wbkd/react-flow/commit/7ece618d94b76183c1ecd45b16f6ab168168351b) Thanks [@](https://github.com/lounsbrough)! - Fix minimap node position
+- [`7ece618d`](https://github.com/wbkd/react-flow/commit/7ece618d94b76183c1ecd45b16f6ab168168351b) Thanks [@lounsbrough](https://github.com/lounsbrough)! - Fix minimap node position
 
 ## 11.2.1
 
diff --git a/packages/reactflow/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/reactflow/CHANGELOG.md
index 165c85c6..f3141ce1 100644
--- a/packages/reactflow/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/reactflow/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Patch Changes
 
-- [`7ece618d`](https://github.com/wbkd/react-flow/commit/7ece618d94b76183c1ecd45b16f6ab168168351b) Thanks [@](https://github.com/lounsbrough)! - Fix minimap node position
+- [`7ece618d`](https://github.com/wbkd/react-flow/commit/7ece618d94b76183c1ecd45b16f6ab168168351b) Thanks [@lounsbrough](https://github.com/lounsbrough)! - Fix minimap node position
 
 - Updated dependencies [[`7ece618d`](https://github.com/wbkd/react-flow/commit/7ece618d94b76183c1ecd45b16f6ab168168351b)]:
   - @reactflow/minimap@11.2.2