diff --git a/src/app/directed_acyclic_graph_raw.ts b/src/app/directed_acyclic_graph_raw.ts
index 07e79e7..b10ab33 100644
--- a/src/app/directed_acyclic_graph_raw.ts
+++ b/src/app/directed_acyclic_graph_raw.ts
@@ -667,6 +667,10 @@ export class DagRaw implements DoCheck, OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   updateGraphLayoutSync() {
+    if (!this.visible) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (!this.nodes.length && !this.groups.length) {
       this.a11ySortedNodes = [];
       this.cdr.detectChanges();