diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/elk/flowRenderer-elk.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/elk/flowRenderer-elk.js
index 73b37e9f7..5a786eee9 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/elk/flowRenderer-elk.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/elk/flowRenderer-elk.js
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import { log } from '../../../logger';
 import { setupGraphViewbox } from '../../../setupGraphViewbox';
 import common, { evaluate } from '../../common/common';
 import { interpolateToCurve, getStylesFromArray } from '../../../utils';
+import ELK from 'elkjs';
 
-import ELK from 'elkjs/lib/elk.bundled.js';
-const elk = new ELK();
+let elk;
 
 const portPos = {};
 
@@ -766,6 +766,9 @@ const insertChildren = (nodeArray, parentLookupDb) => {
  */
 
 export const draw = async function (text, id, _version, diagObj) {
+  if (!elk) {
+    elk = new ELK();
+  }
   // Add temporary render element
   diagObj.db.clear();
   nodeDb = {};