diff --git a/browser_tests/fixtures/utils/litegraphUtils.ts b/browser_tests/fixtures/utils/litegraphUtils.ts
index 832db6324..30b0da08e 100644
--- a/browser_tests/fixtures/utils/litegraphUtils.ts
+++ b/browser_tests/fixtures/utils/litegraphUtils.ts
@@ -79,48 +79,15 @@ export class SubgraphSlotReference {
 
         const node =
           type === 'input' ? currentGraph.inputNode : currentGraph.outputNode
-        const slots =
-          type === 'input' ? currentGraph.inputs : currentGraph.outputs
 
         if (!node) {
           throw new Error(`No ${type} node found in subgraph`)
         }
 
-        // Calculate position for next available slot
-        // const nextSlotIndex = slots?.length || 0
-        // const slotHeight = 20
-        // const slotY = node.pos[1] + 30 + nextSlotIndex * slotHeight
-
-        // Find last slot position
-        const lastSlot = slots.at(-1)
-        let slotX: number
-        let slotY: number
-
-        if (lastSlot) {
-          // If there are existing slots, position the new one below the last one
-          const gapHeight = 20
-          slotX = lastSlot.pos[0]
-          slotY = lastSlot.pos[1] + gapHeight
-        } else {
-          // No existing slots - use slotAnchorX if available, otherwise calculate from node position
-          if (currentGraph.slotAnchorX !== undefined) {
-            // The actual slot X position seems to be slotAnchorX - 10
-            slotX = currentGraph.slotAnchorX - 10
-          } else {
-            // Fallback: calculate from node edge
-            slotX =
-              type === 'input'
-                ? node.pos[0] + node.size[0] - 10 // Right edge for input node
-                : node.pos[0] + 10 // Left edge for output node
-          }
-          // For Y position when no slots exist, use middle of node
-          slotY = node.pos[1] + node.size[1] / 2
-        }
-
         // Convert from offset to canvas coordinates
         const canvasPos = window['app'].canvas.ds.convertOffsetToCanvas([
-          slotX,
-          slotY
+          node.emptySlot.pos[0],
+          node.emptySlot.pos[1]
         ])
         return canvasPos
       },
diff --git a/browser_tests/tests/vueNodes/groups/groups.spec.ts-snapshots/vue-groups-create-group-chromium-linux.png b/browser_tests/tests/vueNodes/groups/groups.spec.ts-snapshots/vue-groups-create-group-chromium-linux.png
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index e986d4fd7..e9e99e730 100644
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diff --git a/browser_tests/tests/vueNodes/nodeStates/mute.spec.ts-snapshots/vue-node-muted-state-chromium-linux.png b/browser_tests/tests/vueNodes/nodeStates/mute.spec.ts-snapshots/vue-node-muted-state-chromium-linux.png
index ab197174d..09ce57b03 100644
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diff --git a/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts b/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts
index e71e4cf36..db9173058 100644
--- a/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts
+++ b/src/composables/graph/useGraphNodeManager.ts
@@ -398,6 +398,9 @@ export function useGraphNodeManager(graph: LGraph): GraphNodeManager {
     vueNodeData.set(id, extractVueNodeData(node))
 
     const initializeVueNodeLayout = () => {
+      // Check if the node was removed mid-sequence
+      if (!nodeRefs.has(id)) return
+
       // Extract actual positions after configure() has potentially updated them
       const nodePosition = { x: node.pos[0], y: node.pos[1] }
       const nodeSize = { width: node.size[0], height: node.size[1] }
@@ -427,7 +430,7 @@ export function useGraphNodeManager(graph: LGraph): GraphNodeManager {
     } else {
       // Not during workflow loading - initialize layout immediately
       // This handles individual node additions during normal operation
-      initializeVueNodeLayout()
+      requestAnimationFrame(initializeVueNodeLayout)
     }
 
     // Call original callback if provided