diff --git a/d2graph/d2graph.go b/d2graph/d2graph.go
index 74d238b9c..ebeeb0816 100644
--- a/d2graph/d2graph.go
+++ b/d2graph/d2graph.go
@@ -90,12 +90,11 @@ type Object struct {
 	LabelDimensions d2target.TextDimensions `json:"label_dimensions"`
 	References      []Reference             `json:"references,omitempty"`
 
-	*geo.Box              `json:"box,omitempty"`
-	LabelPosition         *string `json:"labelPosition,omitempty"`
-	LabelWidth            *int    `json:"labelWidth,omitempty"`
-	LabelHeight           *int    `json:"labelHeight,omitempty"`
-	IconPosition          *string `json:"iconPosition,omitempty"`
-	IsInsideNearContainer bool    `json:"isInsideNearContainer,omitempty"`
+	*geo.Box      `json:"box,omitempty"`
+	LabelPosition *string `json:"labelPosition,omitempty"`
+	LabelWidth    *int    `json:"labelWidth,omitempty"`
+	LabelHeight   *int    `json:"labelHeight,omitempty"`
+	IconPosition  *string `json:"iconPosition,omitempty"`
 
 	Class    *d2target.Class    `json:"class,omitempty"`
 	SQLTable *d2target.SQLTable `json:"sql_table,omitempty"`
@@ -969,6 +968,18 @@ func (obj *Object) GetDefaultSize(mtexts []*d2target.MText, ruler *textmeasure.R
 	return &dims, nil
 }
 
+func (obj *Object) IsInsideNearContainer() bool {
+	temp := obj
+	for temp != nil {
+		fmt.Println(temp.ID)
+		if temp.Attributes.NearKey != nil {
+			return true
+		}
+		temp = temp.Parent
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 type Edge struct {
 	Index int `json:"index"`
 
diff --git a/d2layouts/d2near/layout.go b/d2layouts/d2near/layout.go
index ad7fba3bd..a20e6bf3e 100644
--- a/d2layouts/d2near/layout.go
+++ b/d2layouts/d2near/layout.go
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ func pluckOutNearObjectAndEdges(g *d2graph.Graph, obj *d2graph.Object) (descenda
 		if temp.AbsID() == obj.AbsID() {
 			descendantsObjects = append(descendantsObjects, obj)
 			g.Objects = append(g.Objects[:i], g.Objects[i+1:]...)
-			obj.IsInsideNearContainer = true
 			for _, child := range obj.ChildrenArray {
 				subObjects, subEdges := pluckOutNearObjectAndEdges(g, child)
 				descendantsObjects = append(descendantsObjects, subObjects...)
@@ -229,7 +228,7 @@ func boundingBox(g *d2graph.Graph) (tl, br *geo.Point) {
 				y2 = math.Max(y2, obj.TopLeft.Y+obj.Height)
 			}
 		} else {
-			if obj.IsInsideNearContainer {
+			if obj.IsInsideNearContainer() {
 				continue
 			}
 			x1 = math.Min(x1, obj.TopLeft.X)