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 1471041b5..2a98bc0cb 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
@@ -4277,7 +4277,9 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                         var labelPos = d.style["label-position"] || "nw";
                         d.h += h;
                         if (labelPos[0] === "n") {
-                            d.y -= h;
+                            if (d.nodes.length > 0) {
+                                d.y -= h;
+                            }
                         }
                     }