diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/error/errorRenderer.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/error/errorRenderer.ts
index ebe0d0d73..e3be13497 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/error/errorRenderer.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/error/errorRenderer.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ export const draw = (_text: string, id: string, version: string) => {
   log.debug('renering svg for syntax error\n');
 
   const svg: SVG = selectSvgElement(id);
-  svg.attr('viewBox', '768 0 912 512');
-  configureSvgSize(svg, 100, 500, true);
+  svg.attr('viewBox', '0 0 1912 512');
+  configureSvgSize(svg, 100, 512, true);
 
   const g: Group = svg.append('g');
   g.append('path')