diff --git a/packages/mermaid-layout-elk/src/render.ts b/packages/mermaid-layout-elk/src/render.ts
index cae958142..6b18e2e5d 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid-layout-elk/src/render.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid-layout-elk/src/render.ts
@@ -468,8 +468,8 @@ export const render = async (data4Layout, svg, element, algorithm) => {
       'elk.layered.mergeEdges': data4Layout.config.mergeEdges,
       'elk.direction': 'DOWN',
       'spacing.baseValue': 30,
-      'spacing.nodeNode': 40,
-      'spacing.nodeNodeBetweenLayers': 45,
+      // 'spacing.nodeNode': 40,
+      // 'spacing.nodeNodeBetweenLayers': 45,
       // 'spacing.edgeNode': 40,
       // 'spacing.edgeNodeBetweenLayers': 30,
       // 'spacing.edgeEdge': 30,
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js
index b6c1aa255..cb5eaf970 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/edges.js
@@ -475,7 +475,6 @@ const fixCorners = function (lineData) {
   }
   return newLineData;
 };
-
 /**
  * Given a line, this function will return a new line where the corners are rounded.
  * @param lineData