diff --git a/crates/mermaid_render/src/postprocess/accent_colors.rs b/crates/mermaid_render/src/postprocess/accent_colors.rs
index 6a3d397dcf7280..3e811b4dce3e34 100644
--- a/crates/mermaid_render/src/postprocess/accent_colors.rs
+++ b/crates/mermaid_render/src/postprocess/accent_colors.rs
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ impl NodeTracker {
         });
     }
 
-    pub fn finish_node(&mut self) {
-        debug_assert!(self.building.is_some());
-
+    pub fn maybe_finish_node(&mut self) {
         if let Some(rect) = self.building.take() {
             self.rects.push(rect);
         }
diff --git a/crates/mermaid_render/src/postprocess/accent_colors/class_diagram.rs b/crates/mermaid_render/src/postprocess/accent_colors/class_diagram.rs
index 9155c8fe2433e8..17861673bb0eda 100644
--- a/crates/mermaid_render/src/postprocess/accent_colors/class_diagram.rs
+++ b/crates/mermaid_render/src/postprocess/accent_colors/class_diagram.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl ClassDiagramAccents {
             Event::End(e) if e.name().as_ref() == b"g" => {
                 if let Some(entry) = self.accent_g_stack.pop() {
                     if entry.is_some() {
-                        self.nodes.finish_node();
+                        self.nodes.maybe_finish_node();
                     }
                 }
                 Ok(event)
diff --git a/crates/mermaid_render/src/postprocess/accent_colors/mindmap.rs b/crates/mermaid_render/src/postprocess/accent_colors/mindmap.rs
index c3a40fef06b663..016571790a6f25 100644
--- a/crates/mermaid_render/src/postprocess/accent_colors/mindmap.rs
+++ b/crates/mermaid_render/src/postprocess/accent_colors/mindmap.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl MindmapAccents {
             Event::End(e) if e.name().as_ref() == b"g" => {
                 if let Some(maybe_section) = self.section_g_stack.pop() {
                     if maybe_section.is_some() {
-                        self.nodes.finish_node();
+                        self.nodes.maybe_finish_node();
                     }
                 }
                 Ok(event)