diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
index 417aa7c11..114356938 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
@@ -205,11 +205,6 @@ RED.view = (function() {
 
     function init() {
 
-// setTimeout(function() {
-//     function snap(p) { return RED.view.gridSize() * Math.round(p/RED.view.gridSize())}; for (var i = 0;i<10;i++) {
-//     RED.nodes.addJunction({_def:{defaults:{}}, type:'junction', z:"0ccdc1d81f2729cc",id:RED.nodes.id(),x:snap(Math.floor(Math.random()*600)),y:snap(Math.floor(Math.random()*600)), w:0,h:0})
-// } ; RED.view.redraw(true)
-// },2000)
         chart = $("#red-ui-workspace-chart");
 
         outer = d3.select("#red-ui-workspace-chart")
@@ -1862,7 +1857,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
             slicePath = null;
             RED.view.redraw(true);
         } else if (mouse_mode == RED.state.SLICING_JUNCTION) {
-            var removedLinks = []
+            var removedLinks = new Set()
             var addedLinks = []
             var addedJunctions = []
 
@@ -1871,8 +1866,14 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                 var sourceId = l.source.id+":"+l.sourcePort
                 groupedLinks[sourceId] = groupedLinks[sourceId] || []
                 groupedLinks[sourceId].push(l)
+
+                groupedLinks[l.target.id] = groupedLinks[l.target.id] || []
+                groupedLinks[l.target.id].push(l)
             });
             var linkGroups = Object.keys(groupedLinks)
+            linkGroups.sort(function(A,B) {
+                return groupedLinks[B].length - groupedLinks[A].length
+            })
             linkGroups.forEach(function(gid) {
                 var links = groupedLinks[gid]
                 var junction = {
@@ -1887,6 +1888,10 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                     inputs: 1,
                     dirty: true
                 }
+                links = links.filter(function(l) { return !removedLinks.has(l) })
+                if (links.length === 0) {
+                    return
+                }
                 links.forEach(function(l) {
                     junction.x += l._sliceLocation.x
                     junction.y += l._sliceLocation.y
@@ -1902,20 +1907,38 @@ RED.view = (function() {
 
                 RED.nodes.addJunction(junction)
                 addedJunctions.push(junction)
-                var newLink = {
-                    source: links[0].source,
-                    sourcePort: links[0].sourcePort,
-                    target: junction
+                let newLink
+                if (gid === links[0].source.id+":"+links[0].sourcePort) {
+                    newLink = {
+                        source: links[0].source,
+                        sourcePort: links[0].sourcePort,
+                        target: junction
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    newLink = {
+                        source: junction,
+                        sourcePort: 0,
+                        target: links[0].target
+                    }
                 }
                 addedLinks.push(newLink)
                 RED.nodes.addLink(newLink)
                 links.forEach(function(l) {
-                    removedLinks.push(l)
+                    removedLinks.add(l)
                     RED.nodes.removeLink(l)
-                    var newLink = {
-                        source: junction,
-                        sourcePort: 0,
-                        target: l.target
+                    let newLink
+                    if (gid === l.target.id) {
+                        newLink = {
+                            source: l.source,
+                            sourcePort: l.sourcePort,
+                            target: junction
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        newLink = {
+                            source: junction,
+                            sourcePort: 0,
+                            target: l.target
+                        }
                     }
                     addedLinks.push(newLink)
                     RED.nodes.addLink(newLink)
@@ -1937,7 +1960,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                     t: 'add',
                     links: addedLinks,
                     junctions: addedJunctions,
-                    removedLinks: removedLinks
+                    removedLinks: Array.from(removedLinks)
                 })
                 RED.nodes.dirty(true)
             }