diff --git a/cypress/helpers/util.ts b/cypress/helpers/util.ts
index c656f638d..aed5d7973 100644
--- a/cypress/helpers/util.ts
+++ b/cypress/helpers/util.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ interface CypressConfig {
 type CypressMermaidConfig = MermaidConfig & CypressConfig;
 
 interface CodeObject {
-  code: string;
+  code: string | string[];
   mermaid: CypressMermaidConfig;
 }
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const batchId: string =
     : Cypress.env('CYPRESS_COMMIT') || Date.now().toString());
 
 export const mermaidUrl = (
-  graphStr: string,
+  graphStr: string | string[],
   options: CypressMermaidConfig,
   api: boolean
 ): string => {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export const urlSnapshotTest = (
 };
 
 export const renderGraph = (
-  graphStr: string,
+  graphStr: string | string[],
   options: CypressMermaidConfig = {},
   api = false
 ): void => {
diff --git a/cypress/integration/rendering/sequencediagram.spec.js b/cypress/integration/rendering/sequencediagram.spec.js
index 765913824..ca53986e8 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rendering/sequencediagram.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/rendering/sequencediagram.spec.js
@@ -930,4 +930,32 @@ context('Sequence diagram', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+  context('db clear', () => {
+    it('should render diagram after fixing destroy participant error', () => {
+      renderGraph([
+        `sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->>Bob: Hello Bob, how are you ?
+    Bob->>Alice: Fine, thank you. And you?
+    create participant Carl
+    Alice->>Carl: Hi Carl!
+    create actor D as Donald
+    Carl->>D: Hi!
+    destroy Carl
+    Alice-xCarl: We are too many
+    destroy Bo
+    Bob->>Alice: I agree`,
+        `sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->>Bob: Hello Bob, how are you ?
+    Bob->>Alice: Fine, thank you. And you?
+    create participant Carl
+    Alice->>Carl: Hi Carl!
+    create actor D as Donald
+    Carl->>D: Hi!
+    destroy Carl
+    Alice-xCarl: We are too many
+    destroy Bob
+    Bob->>Alice: I agree`,
+      ]);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/cypress/platform/render-diagram-after-error.html b/cypress/platform/render-diagram-after-error.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0adbba052
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/platform/render-diagram-after-error.html
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8" />
+    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
+    <title>Mermaid Quick Test Page</title>
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgo=" />
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <div id="graph"></div>
+
+    <script type="module">
+      import mermaid from './mermaid.esm.mjs';
+      await mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: false });
+      await mermaid.run();
+
+      const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
+      const graphStr = searchParams.get('graphStr ');
+      const errorGraphStr = searchParams.get('errorGraphStr ');
+
+      await mermaid.mermaidAPI.initialize({ securityLevel: 'strict' });
+      try {
+        console.log('rendering');
+        await mermaid.mermaidAPI.render('graphDiv', errorGraphStr);
+      } catch (e) {}
+
+      const { svg } = await mermaid.mermaidAPI.render('graphDiv', graphStr);
+      document.getElementById('graph').innerHTML = svg;
+    </script>
+  </body>
+</html>
