diff --git a/packages/mermaid/package.json b/packages/mermaid/package.json
index fa41b4458..5346fbf8d 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/package.json
+++ b/packages/mermaid/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mermaid-chart/mermaid",
-  "version": "11.0.0-b.34",
+  "version": "11.0.0-b.36",
   "description": "Markdown-ish syntax for generating flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, gantt charts and git graphs.",
   "type": "module",
   "module": "./dist/mermaid.core.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js
index 3c51f90ce..0102438c5 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ const drawActorTypeParticipant = function (elem, actor, conf, isFooter) {
     g.attr('data-id', actor.name);
   }
 
-  await _drawTextCandidateFunc(conf, hasKatex(actor.description))(
+  _drawTextCandidateFunc(conf, hasKatex(actor.description))(
     actor.description,
     g,
     rect.x,
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/clusters.js b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/clusters.js
index 7d5dfb9aa..21055634d 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/clusters.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/clusters.js
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ const divider = (parent, node) => {
   } else {
     rect = outerRectG.insert('rect', ':first-child');
     let outerRectClass = 'outer';
-    if (look === 'neo') {
+    if (node.look === 'neo') {
       outerRectClass = 'divider';
     } else {
       outerRectClass = 'divider';