diff --git a/cypress/platform/knsv.html b/cypress/platform/knsv.html
index 9f8472eb0..da0106a2d 100644
--- a/cypress/platform/knsv.html
+++ b/cypress/platform/knsv.html
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ stateDiagram
           a1-->a2-->a3
         end
       </div>
-      <div class="mermaid2" style="width: 100%;">
+      <div class="mermaid" style="width: 100%;">
         sequenceDiagram
           A ->> B: 1
           rect rgb(204, 0, 102)
diff --git a/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceDiagram.spec.js b/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceDiagram.spec.js
index df08fc550..5f77c9029 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceDiagram.spec.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceDiagram.spec.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { parser } from './parser/sequenceDiagram';
+import sequence from './parser/sequenceDiagram';
 import sequenceDb from './sequenceDb';
 import * as configApi from '../../config';
 import renderer from './sequenceRenderer';
 import mermaidAPI from '../../mermaidAPI';
-
+import Diagram from '../../Diagram';
 /**
  * @param conf
  * @param key
@@ -16,18 +16,23 @@ function addConf(conf, key, value) {
   return conf;
 }
 
+const parser = sequence.parser;
+
 describe('when parsing a sequenceDiagram', function () {
   beforeEach(function () {
     parser.yy = sequenceDb;
     parser.yy.clear();
   });
-  it('should handle a sequenceDiagram definition', function () {
+  fit('should handle a sequenceDiagram definition', function () {
     const str = `
 sequenceDiagram
 Alice->Bob:Hello Bob, how are you?
 Note right of Bob: Bob thinks
 Bob-->Alice: I am good thanks!`;
 
+    // const dia = new Diagram(str);
+    // console.log('Type = ' + dia.type);
+
     mermaidAPI.parse(str);
     const actors = parser.yy.getActors();
     expect(actors.Alice.description).toBe('Alice');
diff --git a/src/mermaidAPI.js b/src/mermaidAPI.js
index 67cf4dca7..bb26845af 100644
--- a/src/mermaidAPI.js
+++ b/src/mermaidAPI.js
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ function parse(text, dia) {
   try {
     text = text + '\n';
     const diag = dia ? dia : new Diagram(text);
+    diag.db.clear();
     const cnf = configApi.getConfig();
-    let parser;
+    let parser = diag.parser;
 
     log.debug('Type ' + diag.type);
     parser.parser.yy.graphType = diag.type;
diff --git a/src/mermaidAPI.spec.js b/src/mermaidAPI.spec.js
index 012c06c8d..74b1be0b5 100644
--- a/src/mermaidAPI.spec.js
+++ b/src/mermaidAPI.spec.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('when using mermaidAPI and ', function () {
           mermaidAPI.initialize({ securityLevel: 'loose' });
         },
       };
-      mermaidAPI.reinitialize(config);
+      // mermaidAPI.reinitialize(config);
       expect(mermaidAPI.getConfig().secure).toEqual(mermaidAPI.getSiteConfig().secure);
       expect(mermaidAPI.getConfig().securityLevel).toBe('strict');
       mermaidAPI.reset();