diff --git a/authentik/flows/api/flows_diagram.py b/authentik/flows/api/flows_diagram.py
index 1ce68439b..5ac3f7b07 100644
--- a/authentik/flows/api/flows_diagram.py
+++ b/authentik/flows/api/flows_diagram.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class FlowDiagram:
         flow_element = DiagramElement(
             "flow_start",
             _("Flow") + "\n" + self.flow.name,
-            "",
+            "" if len(flow_policies) > 0 else None,
             source=flow_policies,
             style=["[[", "]]"],
         )
diff --git a/authentik/flows/tests/test_api.py b/authentik/flows/tests/test_api.py
index 0bca3c8e3..3de7dd3f0 100644
--- a/authentik/flows/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/authentik/flows/tests/test_api.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from authentik.policies.models import PolicyBinding
 from authentik.stages.dummy.models import DummyStage
 
 DIAGRAM_EXPECTED = """graph TD
---> flow_start[["Flow
+flow_start[["Flow
 test-default-context"]]
 --> stage_0(["Stage (Dummy Stage)
 dummy1"])
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stage_0 --> stage_1_policy_0{{"Policy (Dummy Policy)
 dummy2-policy"}}
 stage_1 --> done[["End of the flow"]]"""
 DIAGRAM_SHORT_EXPECTED = """graph TD
---> flow_start[["Flow
+flow_start[["Flow
 test-default-context"]]
 flow_start --> done[["End of the flow"]]"""