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diff --git a/browser_tests/tests/vueNodes/widgets/load/uploadWidgets.spec.ts-snapshots/vue-nodes-upload-widgets-chromium-linux.png b/browser_tests/tests/vueNodes/widgets/load/uploadWidgets.spec.ts-snapshots/vue-nodes-upload-widgets-chromium-linux.png
index c5eeeed1d..5a005144a 100644
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diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/MiniMap.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/MiniMap.vue
index 194ca8382..079b7dd54 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/MiniMap.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/MiniMap.vue
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     />
 
     <div
+      ref="containerRef"
       class="litegraph-minimap relative border border-interface-stroke bg-comfy-menu-bg shadow-interface"
       :style="containerStyles"
     >
@@ -50,7 +51,12 @@
         }"
       />
 
-      <canvas :width="width" :height="height" class="minimap-canvas" />
+      <canvas
+        ref="canvasRef"
+        :width="width"
+        :height="height"
+        class="minimap-canvas"
+      />
 
       <div class="minimap-viewport" :style="viewportStyles" />
 
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import Button from 'primevue/button'
-import { onMounted, onUnmounted, ref } from 'vue'
+import { onMounted, onUnmounted, ref, useTemplateRef } from 'vue'
 
 import { useMinimap } from '@/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimap'
 import { useCommandStore } from '@/stores/commandStore'
@@ -77,8 +83,9 @@ import { useCommandStore } from '@/stores/commandStore'
 import MiniMapPanel from './MiniMapPanel.vue'
 
 const commandStore = useCommandStore()
-
 const minimapRef = ref<HTMLDivElement>()
+const containerRef = useTemplateRef<HTMLDivElement>('containerRef')
+const canvasRef = useTemplateRef<HTMLCanvasElement>('canvasRef')
 
 const {
   initialized,
@@ -101,7 +108,10 @@ const {
   handlePointerCancel,
   handleWheel,
   setMinimapRef
-} = useMinimap()
+} = useMinimap({
+  containerRefMaybe: containerRef,
+  canvasRefMaybe: canvasRef
+})
 
 const showOptionsPanel = ref(false)
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimap.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimap.ts
index 9d572f133..0529737ed 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimap.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimap.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useRafFn } from '@vueuse/core'
-import { computed, nextTick, ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { computed, nextTick, ref, shallowRef, watch } from 'vue'
+import type { ShallowRef } from 'vue'
 
 import type { LGraph } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import { useSettingStore } from '@/platform/settings/settingStore'
@@ -13,14 +14,20 @@ import { useMinimapRenderer } from './useMinimapRenderer'
 import { useMinimapSettings } from './useMinimapSettings'
 import { useMinimapViewport } from './useMinimapViewport'
 
-export function useMinimap() {
+export function useMinimap({
+  canvasRefMaybe,
+  containerRefMaybe
+}: {
+  canvasRefMaybe?: Readonly<ShallowRef<HTMLCanvasElement | null>>
+  containerRefMaybe?: Readonly<ShallowRef<HTMLDivElement | null>>
+} = {}) {
   const canvasStore = useCanvasStore()
   const workflowStore = useWorkflowStore()
   const settingStore = useSettingStore()
 
-  const containerRef = ref<HTMLDivElement>()
-  const canvasRef = ref<HTMLCanvasElement>()
   const minimapRef = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
+  const canvasRef = canvasRefMaybe ?? shallowRef(null)
+  const containerRef = containerRefMaybe ?? shallowRef(null)
 
   const visible = ref(true)
   const initialized = ref(false)
@@ -223,8 +230,6 @@ export function useMinimap() {
     visible: computed(() => visible.value),
     initialized: computed(() => initialized.value),
 
-    containerRef,
-    canvasRef,
     containerStyles,
     viewportStyles,
     panelStyles,
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapInteraction.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapInteraction.ts
index fc9cab1e6..18e614056 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapInteraction.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapInteraction.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { ref } from 'vue'
-import type { Ref } from 'vue'
+import type { Ref, ShallowRef } from 'vue'
 
 import type { MinimapCanvas } from '../types'
 
 export function useMinimapInteraction(
-  containerRef: Ref<HTMLDivElement | undefined>,
+  containerRef: Readonly<ShallowRef<HTMLDivElement | null>>,
   bounds: Ref<{ minX: number; minY: number; width: number; height: number }>,
   scale: Ref<number>,
   width: number,
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapRenderer.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapRenderer.ts
index bd815b718..e24e02fb4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapRenderer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ref } from 'vue'
-import type { Ref } from 'vue'
+import type { Ref, ShallowRef } from 'vue'
 
 import type { LGraph } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { renderMinimapToCanvas } from '../minimapCanvasRenderer'
 import type { UpdateFlags } from '../types'
 
 export function useMinimapRenderer(
-  canvasRef: Ref<HTMLCanvasElement | undefined>,
+  canvasRef: Readonly<ShallowRef<HTMLCanvasElement | null>>,
   graph: Ref<LGraph | null>,
   bounds: Ref<{ minX: number; minY: number; width: number; height: number }>,
   scale: Ref<number>,
diff --git a/tests-ui/tests/composables/useMinimap.test.ts b/tests-ui/tests/composables/useMinimap.test.ts
index db90e0b6c..e33b46c53 100644
--- a/tests-ui/tests/composables/useMinimap.test.ts
+++ b/tests-ui/tests/composables/useMinimap.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
-import { nextTick } from 'vue'
+import { nextTick, shallowRef } from 'vue'
 
 const flushPromises = () => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0))
 
@@ -164,10 +164,11 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
   let mockContainerElement: any
   let mockContext2D: any
 
-  const createAndInitializeMinimap = async () => {
-    const minimap = useMinimap()
-    minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-    minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+  async function createAndInitializeMinimap() {
+    const minimap = useMinimap({
+      containerRefMaybe: shallowRef(mockContainerElement),
+      canvasRefMaybe: shallowRef(mockCanvasElement)
+    })
     await minimap.init()
     await nextTick()
     await flushPromises()
@@ -301,10 +302,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
     })
 
     it('should initialize minimap when canvas is available', async () => {
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
 
@@ -336,9 +334,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
     })
 
     it('should setup event listeners on graph', async () => {
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
 
@@ -349,9 +345,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
 
     it('should handle visibility from settings', async () => {
       defaultSettingStore.get.mockReturnValue(false)
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
 
@@ -362,9 +356,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
 
   describe('destroy', () => {
     it('should cleanup all resources', async () => {
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
       minimap.destroy()
@@ -389,9 +381,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
       mockGraph.onNodeRemoved = originalCallbacks.onNodeRemoved
       mockGraph.onConnectionChange = originalCallbacks.onConnectionChange
 
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
       minimap.destroy()
@@ -429,9 +419,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
 
   describe('rendering', () => {
     it('should verify context is obtained during render', async () => {
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       const getContextSpy = vi.spyOn(mockCanvasElement, 'getContext')
 
@@ -456,9 +444,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
     })
 
     it('should render at least once after initialization', async () => {
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
 
@@ -498,9 +484,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
     it('should not render when context is null', async () => {
       mockCanvasElement.getContext = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(null)
 
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
       await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100))
@@ -514,9 +498,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
       const originalNodes = [...mockGraph._nodes]
       mockGraph._nodes = []
 
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
 
@@ -695,9 +677,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
 
   describe('wheel interactions', () => {
     it('should handle wheel zoom in', async () => {
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
 
@@ -720,9 +700,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
     })
 
     it('should handle wheel zoom out', async () => {
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
 
@@ -745,9 +723,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
     })
 
     it('should respect zoom limits', async () => {
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
 
@@ -770,9 +746,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
     })
 
     it('should update container rect if needed', async () => {
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
 
@@ -795,9 +769,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
 
   describe('viewport updates', () => {
     it('should update viewport transform correctly', async () => {
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
       await nextTick()
@@ -814,9 +786,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
     })
 
     it('should handle canvas dimension updates', async () => {
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
 
@@ -839,9 +809,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
 
   describe('graph change handling', () => {
     it('should handle node addition', async () => {
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
 
@@ -861,9 +829,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
     })
 
     it('should handle node removal', async () => {
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
 
@@ -878,9 +844,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
     })
 
     it('should handle connection changes', async () => {
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
 
@@ -907,9 +871,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
   describe('edge cases', () => {
     it('should handle missing node outputs', async () => {
       mockGraph._nodes[0].outputs = null
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await expect(minimap.init()).resolves.not.toThrow()
       expect(minimap.initialized.value).toBe(true)
@@ -919,9 +881,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
       mockGraph.links.link1.target_id = 'invalid-node'
       mockGraph.getNodeById.mockReturnValue(null)
 
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await expect(minimap.init()).resolves.not.toThrow()
       expect(minimap.initialized.value).toBe(true)
@@ -930,9 +890,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
     it('should handle high DPI displays', async () => {
       window.devicePixelRatio = 2
 
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
 
@@ -942,9 +900,7 @@ describe('useMinimap', () => {
     it('should handle nodes without color', async () => {
       mockGraph._nodes[0].color = undefined
 
-      const minimap = useMinimap()
-      minimap.containerRef.value = mockContainerElement
-      minimap.canvasRef.value = mockCanvasElement
+      const minimap = await createAndInitializeMinimap()
 
       await minimap.init()
 
diff --git a/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapInteraction.test.ts b/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapInteraction.test.ts
index 714826ab4..9ea876020 100644
--- a/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapInteraction.test.ts
+++ b/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapInteraction.test.ts
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ describe('useMinimapInteraction', () => {
   })
 
   it('should handle null container gracefully', () => {
-    const containerRef = ref<HTMLDivElement | undefined>(undefined)
+    const containerRef = ref<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
     const boundsRef = ref({ minX: 0, minY: 0, width: 500, height: 400 })
     const scaleRef = ref(0.5)
     const canvasRef = ref(mockCanvas as any)
diff --git a/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapRenderer.test.ts b/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapRenderer.test.ts
index 3953f3353..a5202059d 100644
--- a/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapRenderer.test.ts
+++ b/tests-ui/tests/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapRenderer.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
-import { ref } from 'vue'
+import { ref, shallowRef } from 'vue'
 
 import type { LGraph } from '@/lib/litegraph/src/litegraph'
 import { useMinimapRenderer } from '@/renderer/extensions/minimap/composables/useMinimapRenderer'
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('useMinimapRenderer', () => {
   })
 
   it('should initialize with full redraw needed', () => {
-    const canvasRef = ref(mockCanvas)
+    const canvasRef = shallowRef<HTMLCanvasElement | null>(mockCanvas)
     const graphRef = ref(mockGraph as any)
     const boundsRef = ref({ minX: 0, minY: 0, width: 100, height: 100 })
     const scaleRef = ref(1)
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ describe('useMinimapRenderer', () => {
   })
 
   it('should handle null canvas gracefully', () => {
-    const canvasRef = ref<HTMLCanvasElement | undefined>(undefined)
+    const canvasRef = shallowRef<HTMLCanvasElement | null>(null)
     const graphRef = ref(mockGraph as any)
     const boundsRef = ref({ minX: 0, minY: 0, width: 100, height: 100 })
     const scaleRef = ref(1)