diff --git a/src/display/elements/Relations.js b/src/display/elements/Relations.js
index f890d136..628aed42 100644
--- a/src/display/elements/Relations.js
+++ b/src/display/elements/Relations.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Graphics } from 'pixi.js';
 import { calcOrientedBounds } from '../../utils/bounds';
 import { relationsSchema } from '../data-schema/element-schema';
-import { Relationstyleable } from '../mixins/Relationstyleable';
 import { Linksable } from '../mixins/linksable';
+import { Relationstyleable } from '../mixins/Relationstyleable';
 import { mixins } from '../mixins/utils';
 import Element from './Element';
 
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ export class Relations extends ComposedRelations {
   }
 
   update(changes, options) {
-    super.update(changes, relationsSchema, options);
+    super.update(changes, relationsSchema, {
+      ...options,
+      mergeStrategy: 'replace',
+    });
   }
 
   initPath() {