diff --git a/src/Workflow/__Libraries/StellaOps.Workflow.Renderer.Svg/WorkflowRenderSvgRenderer.cs b/src/Workflow/__Libraries/StellaOps.Workflow.Renderer.Svg/WorkflowRenderSvgRenderer.cs
index 2cbfaf020..644d088e7 100644
--- a/src/Workflow/__Libraries/StellaOps.Workflow.Renderer.Svg/WorkflowRenderSvgRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Workflow/__Libraries/StellaOps.Workflow.Renderer.Svg/WorkflowRenderSvgRenderer.cs
@@ -2038,27 +2038,35 @@ public sealed class WorkflowRenderSvgRenderer
         }
 
         // Remove tiny jog segments (< 8px) that create weird curves.
-        // These are routing artifacts from small boundary adjustments.
-        var cleaned = new List<WorkflowRenderPoint> { points[0] };
-        for (var i = 1; i < points.Count - 1; i++)
+        // When removing a jog, snap the next point to the previous point's
+        // axis so we get a clean L-shape instead of a diagonal.
+        var mutablePoints = points.ToList();
+        var cleaned = new List<WorkflowRenderPoint> { mutablePoints[0] };
+        for (var i = 1; i < mutablePoints.Count; i++)
         {
             var prev = cleaned[^1];
-            var curr = points[i];
-            var next = points[i + 1];
+            var curr = mutablePoints[i];
             var dxIn = Math.Abs(curr.X - prev.X);
             var dyIn = Math.Abs(curr.Y - prev.Y);
             var segLen = dxIn + dyIn;
-            if (segLen < 8d && i < points.Count - 2)
+            if (segLen < 8d && i < mutablePoints.Count - 1)
             {
-                // Skip this tiny segment — connect prev directly to next
+                var next = mutablePoints[i + 1];
+                if (dxIn < dyIn)
+                {
+                    mutablePoints[i + 1] = new WorkflowRenderPoint { X = next.X, Y = prev.Y };
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    mutablePoints[i + 1] = new WorkflowRenderPoint { X = prev.X, Y = next.Y };
+                }
+
                 continue;
             }
 
             cleaned.Add(curr);
         }
 
-        cleaned.Add(points[^1]);
-
         var builder = new StringBuilder();
         var p0 = cleaned[0];
         builder.Append($"M {Format(p0.X + offsetX)},{Format(p0.Y + offsetY)}");