diff --git a/src/component/mxgraph/BpmnRenderer.ts b/src/component/mxgraph/BpmnRenderer.ts
index 796b39f933..94738e307e 100644
--- a/src/component/mxgraph/BpmnRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/component/mxgraph/BpmnRenderer.ts
@@ -86,28 +86,7 @@ export class BpmnRenderer {
 
   private insertEdges(edges: Edge[]): void {
     for (const internalEdge of edges) {
-      const bpmnElement = internalEdge.bpmnElement;
-      const parent = this.graph.getDefaultParent();
-      const source = this.getCell(bpmnElement.sourceReferenceId);
-      const target = this.getCell(bpmnElement.targetReferenceId);
-      const labelBounds = internalEdge.label?.bounds;
-      const style = this.styleComputer.computeStyle(internalEdge, labelBounds);
-      const edge = this.graph.insertEdge(parent, bpmnElement.id, bpmnElement.name, source, target, style);
-      this.insertWaypoints(internalEdge.waypoints, edge);
-
-      if (labelBounds) {
-        edge.geometry.width = labelBounds.width;
-        edge.geometry.height = labelBounds.height;
-
-        const edgeCenterCoordinate = this.coordinatesTranslator.computeEdgeCenter(edge);
-        edge.geometry.relative = false;
-
-        const labelBoundsRelativeCoordinateFromParent = this.coordinatesTranslator.computeRelativeCoordinates(edge.parent, new mxPoint(labelBounds.x, labelBounds.y));
-        const relativeLabelX = labelBoundsRelativeCoordinateFromParent.x + labelBounds.width / 2 - edgeCenterCoordinate.x;
-        const relativeLabelY = labelBoundsRelativeCoordinateFromParent.y - edgeCenterCoordinate.y;
-        edge.geometry.offset = new mxPoint(relativeLabelX, relativeLabelY);
-      }
-
+      const edge = this.insertEdge(internalEdge);
       this.insertMessageFlowIconIfNeeded(internalEdge, edge);
     }
   }
@@ -130,6 +109,30 @@ export class BpmnRenderer {
     return this.graph.getModel().getCell(id);
   }
 
+  private insertEdge(internalEdge: Edge): mxCell {
+    const bpmnElement = internalEdge.bpmnElement;
+    const parent = this.graph.getDefaultParent();
+    const source = this.getCell(bpmnElement.sourceReferenceId);
+    const target = this.getCell(bpmnElement.targetReferenceId);
+    const labelBounds = internalEdge.label?.bounds;
+    const style = this.styleComputer.computeStyle(internalEdge, labelBounds);
+    const edge = this.graph.insertEdge(parent, bpmnElement.id, bpmnElement.name, source, target, style);
+    this.insertWaypoints(internalEdge.waypoints, edge);
+
+    if (labelBounds) {
+      edge.geometry.width = labelBounds.width;
+      edge.geometry.height = labelBounds.height;
+      edge.geometry.relative = false;
+
+      const edgeCenterCoordinate = this.coordinatesTranslator.computeEdgeCenter(edge);
+      const labelBoundsRelativeCoordinateFromParent = this.coordinatesTranslator.computeRelativeCoordinates(edge.parent, new mxPoint(labelBounds.x, labelBounds.y));
+      const relativeLabelX = labelBoundsRelativeCoordinateFromParent.x + labelBounds.width / 2 - edgeCenterCoordinate.x;
+      const relativeLabelY = labelBoundsRelativeCoordinateFromParent.y - edgeCenterCoordinate.y;
+      edge.geometry.offset = new mxPoint(relativeLabelX, relativeLabelY);
+    }
+    return edge;
+  }
+
   private insertVertex(parent: mxCell, id: string | null, value: string, bounds: Bounds, labelBounds: Bounds, style?: string): mxCell {
     const vertexCoordinates = this.coordinatesTranslator.computeRelativeCoordinates(parent, new mxPoint(bounds.x, bounds.y));
     const cell = this.graph.insertVertex(parent, id, value, vertexCoordinates.x, vertexCoordinates.y, bounds.width, bounds.height, style);