diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/Diagram.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/Diagram.ts
index 8c98d00c6..2b5ae8992 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/Diagram.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/Diagram.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class Diagram {
   }
 
   async render(id: string, version: string) {
-    await this.renderer.draw(this.text, id, version, this, null);
+    await this.renderer.draw(this.text, id, version, this);
   }
 
   getParser() {
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagram-api/types.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagram-api/types.ts
index d237f00f0..58d98107e 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagram-api/types.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagram-api/types.ts
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ export type DrawDefinition = (
   text: string,
   id: string,
   version: string,
-  diagramObject: Diagram,
-  error: Error | null,
+  diagramObject: Diagram
 ) => void | Promise<void>;
 
 export interface ParserDefinition {
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/error/errorRenderer.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/error/errorRenderer.ts
index d7b02bf5d..c9efa1054 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/error/errorRenderer.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/error/errorRenderer.ts
@@ -17,14 +17,12 @@ export const draw = (
   id: string,
   version: string,
   _diagramObject: Diagram,
-  error: Error | null = null
+  error?: Error
 ) => {
   log.debug('renering svg for syntax error\n');
-
   const svg: SVG = selectSvgElement(id);
-
   const g: Group = svg.append('g');
-  if (error && error.message?.includes('KaTeX')) {
+  if (error?.message?.includes('KaTeX')) {
     const title = error.message.split(': ')[0];
     const body = error.message.replace(/[A-z]*:/, '').replace('KaTeX parse ', '');
     g.append('foreignObject')
@@ -36,67 +34,69 @@ export const draw = (
       .html(`<div style="font-size: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px">${title}</div><div>${body}</div>`);
     svg.attr('height', 100);
     svg.attr('width', 500);
-  } else {
-    svg.attr('viewBox', '0 0 2412 512');
-    configureSvgSize(svg, 100, 512, true);
+    svg.attr('viewBox', '0 0 500 100');
+    return;
+  }
 
-    g.append('path')
-      .attr('class', 'error-icon')
-      .attr(
-        'd',
-        'm411.313,123.313c6.25-6.25 6.25-16.375 0-22.625s-16.375-6.25-22.625,0l-32,32-9.375,9.375-20.688-20.688c-12.484-12.5-32.766-12.5-45.25,0l-16,16c-1.261,1.261-2.304,2.648-3.31,4.051-21.739-8.561-45.324-13.426-70.065-13.426-105.867,0-192,86.133-192,192s86.133,192 192,192 192-86.133 192-192c0-24.741-4.864-48.327-13.426-70.065 1.402-1.007 2.79-2.049 4.051-3.31l16-16c12.5-12.492 12.5-32.758 0-45.25l-20.688-20.688 9.375-9.375 32.001-31.999zm-219.313,100.687c-52.938,0-96,43.063-96,96 0,8.836-7.164,16-16,16s-16-7.164-16-16c0-70.578 57.422-128 128-128 8.836,0 16,7.164 16,16s-7.164,16-16,16z'
-      );
+  svg.attr('viewBox', '0 0 2412 512');
+  configureSvgSize(svg, 100, 512, true);
 
-    g.append('path')
-      .attr('class', 'error-icon')
-      .attr(
-        'd',
-        'm459.02,148.98c-6.25-6.25-16.375-6.25-22.625,0s-6.25,16.375 0,22.625l16,16c3.125,3.125 7.219,4.688 11.313,4.688 4.094,0 8.188-1.563 11.313-4.688 6.25-6.25 6.25-16.375 0-22.625l-16.001-16z'
-      );
+  g.append('path')
+    .attr('class', 'error-icon')
+    .attr(
+      'd',
+      'm411.313,123.313c6.25-6.25 6.25-16.375 0-22.625s-16.375-6.25-22.625,0l-32,32-9.375,9.375-20.688-20.688c-12.484-12.5-32.766-12.5-45.25,0l-16,16c-1.261,1.261-2.304,2.648-3.31,4.051-21.739-8.561-45.324-13.426-70.065-13.426-105.867,0-192,86.133-192,192s86.133,192 192,192 192-86.133 192-192c0-24.741-4.864-48.327-13.426-70.065 1.402-1.007 2.79-2.049 4.051-3.31l16-16c12.5-12.492 12.5-32.758 0-45.25l-20.688-20.688 9.375-9.375 32.001-31.999zm-219.313,100.687c-52.938,0-96,43.063-96,96 0,8.836-7.164,16-16,16s-16-7.164-16-16c0-70.578 57.422-128 128-128 8.836,0 16,7.164 16,16s-7.164,16-16,16z'
+    );
 
-    g.append('path')
-      .attr('class', 'error-icon')
-      .attr(
-        'd',
-        'm340.395,75.605c3.125,3.125 7.219,4.688 11.313,4.688 4.094,0 8.188-1.563 11.313-4.688 6.25-6.25 6.25-16.375 0-22.625l-16-16c-6.25-6.25-16.375-6.25-22.625,0s-6.25,16.375 0,22.625l15.999,16z'
-      );
+  g.append('path')
+    .attr('class', 'error-icon')
+    .attr(
+      'd',
+      'm459.02,148.98c-6.25-6.25-16.375-6.25-22.625,0s-6.25,16.375 0,22.625l16,16c3.125,3.125 7.219,4.688 11.313,4.688 4.094,0 8.188-1.563 11.313-4.688 6.25-6.25 6.25-16.375 0-22.625l-16.001-16z'
+    );
 
-    g.append('path')
-      .attr('class', 'error-icon')
-      .attr(
-        'd',
-        'm400,64c8.844,0 16-7.164 16-16v-32c0-8.836-7.156-16-16-16-8.844,0-16,7.164-16,16v32c0,8.836 7.156,16 16,16z'
-      );
+  g.append('path')
+    .attr('class', 'error-icon')
+    .attr(
+      'd',
+      'm340.395,75.605c3.125,3.125 7.219,4.688 11.313,4.688 4.094,0 8.188-1.563 11.313-4.688 6.25-6.25 6.25-16.375 0-22.625l-16-16c-6.25-6.25-16.375-6.25-22.625,0s-6.25,16.375 0,22.625l15.999,16z'
+    );
 
-    g.append('path')
-      .attr('class', 'error-icon')
-      .attr(
-        'd',
-        'm496,96.586h-32c-8.844,0-16,7.164-16,16 0,8.836 7.156,16 16,16h32c8.844,0 16-7.164 16-16 0-8.836-7.156-16-16-16z'
-      );
+  g.append('path')
+    .attr('class', 'error-icon')
+    .attr(
+      'd',
+      'm400,64c8.844,0 16-7.164 16-16v-32c0-8.836-7.156-16-16-16-8.844,0-16,7.164-16,16v32c0,8.836 7.156,16 16,16z'
+    );
 
-    g.append('path')
-      .attr('class', 'error-icon')
-      .attr(
-        'd',
-        'm436.98,75.605c3.125,3.125 7.219,4.688 11.313,4.688 4.094,0 8.188-1.563 11.313-4.688l32-32c6.25-6.25 6.25-16.375 0-22.625s-16.375-6.25-22.625,0l-32,32c-6.251,6.25-6.251,16.375-0.001,22.625z'
-      );
+  g.append('path')
+    .attr('class', 'error-icon')
+    .attr(
+      'd',
+      'm496,96.586h-32c-8.844,0-16,7.164-16,16 0,8.836 7.156,16 16,16h32c8.844,0 16-7.164 16-16 0-8.836-7.156-16-16-16z'
+    );
 
-    g.append('text') // text label for the x axis
-      .attr('class', 'error-text')
-      .attr('x', 1440)
-      .attr('y', 250)
-      .attr('font-size', '150px')
-      .style('text-anchor', 'middle')
-      .text('Syntax error in text');
-    g.append('text') // text label for the x axis
-      .attr('class', 'error-text')
-      .attr('x', 1250)
-      .attr('y', 400)
-      .attr('font-size', '100px')
-      .style('text-anchor', 'middle')
-      .text(`mermaid version ${version}`);
-    }
+  g.append('path')
+    .attr('class', 'error-icon')
+    .attr(
+      'd',
+      'm436.98,75.605c3.125,3.125 7.219,4.688 11.313,4.688 4.094,0 8.188-1.563 11.313-4.688l32-32c6.25-6.25 6.25-16.375 0-22.625s-16.375-6.25-22.625,0l-32,32c-6.251,6.25-6.251,16.375-0.001,22.625z'
+    );
+
+  g.append('text') // text label for the x axis
+    .attr('class', 'error-text')
+    .attr('x', 1440)
+    .attr('y', 250)
+    .attr('font-size', '150px')
+    .style('text-anchor', 'middle')
+    .text('Syntax error in text');
+  g.append('text') // text label for the x axis
+    .attr('class', 'error-text')
+    .attr('x', 1250)
+    .attr('y', 400)
+    .attr('font-size', '100px')
+    .style('text-anchor', 'middle')
+    .text(`mermaid version ${version}`);
 };
 
 export const renderer = { draw };
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/mermaidAPI.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/mermaidAPI.ts
index ff238bc7f..a027ad797 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/mermaidAPI.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/mermaidAPI.ts
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ const render = async function (
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Draw the diagram with the renderer
   try {
-    await diag.renderer.draw(text, id, version, diag, null);
+    await diag.renderer.draw(text, id, version, diag);
   } catch (e: any) {
     errorRenderer.draw(text, id, version, diag, e);
     throw e;