diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/flow/Flow.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/flow/Flow.tsx
index dc6454b764..e11142b58b 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/flow/Flow.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/components/flow/Flow.tsx
@@ -157,14 +157,11 @@ export const Flow = () => {
   }, []);
 
   const onMouseMove = useCallback((event: MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
-    const bounds = flowWrapper.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
-    if (bounds) {
-      const pos = $flow.get()?.project({
-        x: event.clientX - bounds.left,
-        y: event.clientY - bounds.top,
-      });
-      cursorPosition.current = pos;
-    }
+    const pos = $flow.get()?.screenToFlowPosition({
+      x: event.clientX,
+      y: event.clientY,
+    });
+    cursorPosition.current = pos;
   }, []);
 
   // #region Updatable Edges