diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js
index 154040d87..db48e313c 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js
@@ -637,8 +637,9 @@ export const insertEdge = function (elem, edge, clusterDb, diagramType, startNod
   log.info('arrowTypeEnd', edge.arrowTypeEnd);
 
   addEdgeMarkers(svgPath, edge, url, id, diagramType, strokeColor);
-
-  if (!utils.isPointInDAttr(points, svgPath.attr('d'))) {
+  const midIndex = Math.floor(points.length / 2);
+  const point = points[midIndex];
+  if (!utils.isLabelCoordinateInPath(point, svgPath.attr('d'))) {
     pointsHasChanged = true;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/utils.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/utils.ts
index 61157f827..0f1bfbecf 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/utils.ts
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ export default {
   runFunc,
   entityDecode,
   insertTitle,
-  isPointInDAttr,
+  isLabelCoordinateInPath,
   parseFontSize,
   InitIDGenerator,
 };
@@ -962,12 +962,16 @@ export function handleUndefinedAttr(
   return attrValue ?? null;
 }
 
-export function isPointInDAttr(points: Point[], dAttr: string) {
-  if (!points || points.length < 2 || !dAttr) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  const point = points[1];
+/**
+ * Checks if the  x or y coordinate of the edge label
+ * appears in the given SVG path data string.
+ *
+ * @param point  - The Point object with x and y properties to check.
+ * @param dAttr  - SVG path data string (the 'd' attribute of an SVG path element).
+ * @returns      - True if the rounded x or y coordinate of the edge label is found
+ *                 in the sanitized path data string; otherwise, false.
+ */
+export function isLabelCoordinateInPath(point: Point, dAttr: string) {
   const roundedX = Math.round(point.x);
   const roundedY = Math.round(point.y);