diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/note_map.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/note_map.ts
index 98c7764bc..8eb187837 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/note_map.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/note_map.ts
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ export default class NoteMapWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
         this.graph = new ForceGraph(this.$container[0])
             // Rendering code was here
 
-        const nodeLinkRatio = data.nodes.length / data.links.length;
-        const magnifiedRatio = Math.pow(nodeLinkRatio, 1.5);
-        const charge = -20 / magnifiedRatio;
-        const boundedCharge = Math.min(-3, charge);
         let distancevalue = 40; // default value for the link force of the nodes
 
         this.$widget.find(".fixnodes-type-switcher input").on("change", async (e) => {
@@ -75,10 +71,6 @@ export default class NoteMapWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
             this.renderData(data);
         });
 
-        this.graph.d3Force("center")?.strength(0.2);
-        this.graph.d3Force("charge")?.strength(boundedCharge);
-        this.graph.d3Force("charge")?.distanceMax(1000);
-
         this.renderData(data);
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/note_map/rendering.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/note_map/rendering.ts
index 18d893434..74c883a43 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/note_map/rendering.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/note_map/rendering.ts
@@ -176,6 +176,15 @@ export function setupRendering(graph: ForceGraph, { note, noteId, themeStyle, wi
             .linkCanvasObjectMode(() => "after");
     }
 
+    // Forces
+    const nodeLinkRatio = notesAndRelations.nodes.length / notesAndRelations.links.length;
+    const magnifiedRatio = Math.pow(nodeLinkRatio, 1.5);
+    const charge = -20 / magnifiedRatio;
+    const boundedCharge = Math.min(-3, charge);
+    graph.d3Force("center")?.strength(0.2);
+    graph.d3Force("charge")?.strength(boundedCharge);
+    graph.d3Force("charge")?.distanceMax(1000);
+
     // Zoom to notes
     if (widgetMode === "ribbon" && note?.type !== "search") {
         setTimeout(() => {