diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/util.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/util.ts
index 883129e9a..7dead8ad0 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/util.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes/util.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const labelHelper = async <T extends SVGGraphicsElement>(
   _classes?: string
 ) => {
   let cssClasses;
-  const useHtmlLabels = node.useHtmlLabels || evaluate(getConfig()?.flowchart?.htmlLabels);
+  const useHtmlLabels = node.useHtmlLabels || evaluate(getConfig()?.htmlLabels);
   if (!_classes) {
     cssClasses = 'node default';
   } else {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const labelHelper = async <T extends SVGGraphicsElement>(
   let bbox = text.getBBox();
   const halfPadding = (node?.padding ?? 0) / 2;
 
-  if (evaluate(getConfig().flowchart?.htmlLabels)) {
+  if (useHtmlLabels) {
     const div = text.children[0];
     const dv = select(text);