diff --git a/d2graph/d2graph.go b/d2graph/d2graph.go
index 5ecb1b7ad..d0d965f7e 100644
--- a/d2graph/d2graph.go
+++ b/d2graph/d2graph.go
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ func (e *Edge) initIndex() {
 
 func findMeasured(mtexts []*d2target.MText, t1 *d2target.MText) *d2target.TextDimensions {
 	if strings.TrimSpace(t1.Text) == "" {
-		return d2target.NewTextDimensions(0, 0)
+		return d2target.NewTextDimensions(100, 100)
 	}
 	for i, t2 := range mtexts {
 		if t1.Text != t2.Text {