diff --git a/bzGraflow.js b/bzGraflow.js
index 14c938e..6f340ce 100644
--- a/bzGraflow.js
+++ b/bzGraflow.js
@@ -659,17 +659,17 @@ class BZgraflow extends Buildoz{
         // Cleanup placeholders from previous autoPlace() runs.
         // Each run creates new longLinkPlaceHolder_* IDs; without cleanup they accumulate in the DOM.
         this.clearFakeNodes()
-
+        let links = Object.values(this.stagedWires).map(w => w?.link).filter(Boolean)
+        links = links.length ? links : (this.flow?.links || [])
         // Loops create infinite recursion in dfs for getting parents & adjacency lists: Remove them !
         let linksWithoutBackEdges
-        if(this.hasAnyLoop(this.flow.nodes, this.flow.links)){
-            const backEdges = this.findBackEdges(this.flow.nodes, this.flow.links)
-            linksWithoutBackEdges = this.flow.links.filter((link, idx) => (!backEdges.includes(idx)) && (link.from[0] != link.to[0]))
+        if(this.hasAnyLoop(this.flow.nodes, links)){
+            const backEdges = this.findBackEdges(this.flow.nodes, links)
+            linksWithoutBackEdges = links.filter((link, idx) => (!backEdges.includes(idx)) && (link.from[0] != link.to[0]))
         } else {
-            linksWithoutBackEdges = this.flow.links
+            linksWithoutBackEdges = links
         }
         const { parents, adj } = this.buildGraphStructures(this.flow.nodes, linksWithoutBackEdges)
-console.log('parents', parents)
         const layers = this.computeLayers(this.flow.nodes, parents)
 
         // Layer-0 nodes have no parents, so reorderLayers() (which uses parent ordering) cannot
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ console.log('parents', parents)
         
         // If any long-links, create placeholders for skipped layers
         this._virtualLinks = new Map()
-        this.flow.longLinks = this.findLongLinks(this.flow.links)
+        this.flow.longLinks = this.findLongLinks(links)
         for(const llink of this.flow.longLinks){
             let fakeParent = llink.link.from[0]
             for(const layerIdx of llink.skippedLayers){ 
@@ -1138,11 +1138,11 @@ console.log('parents', parents)
 
     findLongLinks(links) {
         let linksWithoutBackEdges
-        if(this.hasAnyLoop(this.flow.nodes, this.flow.links)){
-            const backEdges = this.findBackEdges(this.flow.nodes, this.flow.links)
-            linksWithoutBackEdges = this.flow.links.filter((link, idx) => (!backEdges.includes(idx)) && (link.from[0] != link.to[0]))
+        if(this.hasAnyLoop(this.flow.nodes, links)){
+            const backEdges = this.findBackEdges(this.flow.nodes, links)
+            linksWithoutBackEdges = links.filter((link, idx) => (!backEdges.includes(idx)) && (link.from[0] != link.to[0]))
         } else {
-            linksWithoutBackEdges = this.flow.links
+            linksWithoutBackEdges = links
         }
         /// Yes that means we ignore long & back links !
         const { parents } = this.buildGraphStructures(this.flow.nodes, linksWithoutBackEdges)