diff --git a/d2graph/d2graph.go b/d2graph/d2graph.go
index 5ecb1b7ad..3b8491e75 100644
--- a/d2graph/d2graph.go
+++ b/d2graph/d2graph.go
@@ -980,9 +980,6 @@ func (e *Edge) initIndex() {
 }
 
 func findMeasured(mtexts []*d2target.MText, t1 *d2target.MText) *d2target.TextDimensions {
-	if strings.TrimSpace(t1.Text) == "" {
-		return d2target.NewTextDimensions(0, 0)
-	}
 	for i, t2 := range mtexts {
 		if t1.Text != t2.Text {
 			continue
@@ -1017,6 +1014,10 @@ func getMarkdownDimensions(mtexts []*d2target.MText, ruler *textmeasure.Ruler, t
 		return d2target.NewTextDimensions(width, height), nil
 	}
 
+	if strings.TrimSpace(t.Text) == "" {
+		return d2target.NewTextDimensions(100, 100), nil
+	}
+
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("text not pre-measured and no ruler provided")
 }