diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/config.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/config.ts
index ede3a568d..4168c24c4 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/config.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export const setConfig = (conf: MermaidConfig): MermaidConfig => {
  * | --------- | ------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------ |
  * | getConfig | Obtains the currentConfig | Get Request | Any Values from current Config |
  *
- * **Notes**: Returns **any** the currentConfig
+ * **Notes**: Avoid calling this function repeatedly. Instead, store the result in a variable and use it, and pass it down to function calls.
  *
  * @returns The currentConfig
  */
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/dagre-wrapper/clusters.js b/packages/mermaid/src/dagre-wrapper/clusters.js
index 9dde40187..2c7746876 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/dagre-wrapper/clusters.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/dagre-wrapper/clusters.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const rect = (parent, node) => {
   //   .appendChild(createLabel(node.labelText, node.labelStyle, undefined, true));
   const text =
     node.labelType === 'markdown'
-      ? createText(label, node.labelText, { style: node.labelStyle, useHtmlLabels })
+      ? createText(label, node.labelText, { style: node.labelStyle, useHtmlLabels }, siteConfig)
       : label.node().appendChild(createLabel(node.labelText, node.labelStyle, undefined, true));
 
   // Get the size of the label
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/dagre-wrapper/edges.js b/packages/mermaid/src/dagre-wrapper/edges.js
index 6f7e4695d..1a72328e8 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/dagre-wrapper/edges.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/dagre-wrapper/edges.js
@@ -18,15 +18,21 @@ export const clear = () => {
 };
 
 export const insertEdgeLabel = (elem, edge) => {
-  const useHtmlLabels = evaluate(getConfig().flowchart.htmlLabels);
+  const config = getConfig();
+  const useHtmlLabels = evaluate(config.flowchart.htmlLabels);
   // Create the actual text element
   const labelElement =
     edge.labelType === 'markdown'
-      ? createText(elem, edge.label, {
-          style: edge.labelStyle,
-          useHtmlLabels,
-          addSvgBackground: true,
-        })
+      ? createText(
+          elem,
+          edge.label,
+          {
+            style: edge.labelStyle,
+            useHtmlLabels,
+            addSvgBackground: true,
+          },
+          config
+        )
       : createLabel(edge.label, edge.labelStyle);
 
   // Create outer g, edgeLabel, this will be positioned after graph layout
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/dagre-wrapper/shapes/util.js b/packages/mermaid/src/dagre-wrapper/shapes/util.js
index df2c27bd5..1d0d2d77e 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/dagre-wrapper/shapes/util.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/dagre-wrapper/shapes/util.js
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ import { evaluate, sanitizeText } from '../../diagrams/common/common.js';
 import { decodeEntities } from '../../utils.js';
 
 export const labelHelper = async (parent, node, _classes, isNode) => {
+  const config = getConfig();
   let classes;
-  const useHtmlLabels = node.useHtmlLabels || evaluate(getConfig().flowchart.htmlLabels);
+  const useHtmlLabels = node.useHtmlLabels || evaluate(config.flowchart.htmlLabels);
   if (!_classes) {
     classes = 'node default';
   } else {
@@ -35,26 +36,26 @@ export const labelHelper = async (parent, node, _classes, isNode) => {
   let text;
   if (node.labelType === 'markdown') {
     // text = textNode;
-    text = createText(label, sanitizeText(decodeEntities(labelText), getConfig()), {
-      useHtmlLabels,
-      width: node.width || getConfig().flowchart.wrappingWidth,
-      classes: 'markdown-node-label',
-    });
+    text = createText(
+      label,
+      sanitizeText(decodeEntities(labelText), config),
+      {
+        useHtmlLabels,
+        width: node.width || config.flowchart.wrappingWidth,
+        classes: 'markdown-node-label',
+      },
+      config
+    );
   } else {
     text = textNode.appendChild(
-      createLabel(
-        sanitizeText(decodeEntities(labelText), getConfig()),
-        node.labelStyle,
-        false,
-        isNode
-      )
+      createLabel(sanitizeText(decodeEntities(labelText), config), node.labelStyle, false, isNode)
     );
   }
   // Get the size of the label
   let bbox = text.getBBox();
   const halfPadding = node.padding / 2;
 
-  if (evaluate(getConfig().flowchart.htmlLabels)) {
+  if (evaluate(config.flowchart.htmlLabels)) {
     const div = text.children[0];
     const dv = select(text);
 
@@ -76,8 +77,8 @@ export const labelHelper = async (parent, node, _classes, isNode) => {
 
                 if (noImgText) {
                   // default size if no text
-                  const bodyFontSize = getConfig().fontSize
-                    ? getConfig().fontSize
+                  const bodyFontSize = config.fontSize
+                    ? config.fontSize
                     : window.getComputedStyle(document.body).fontSize;
                   const enlargingFactor = 5;
                   const width = parseInt(bodyFontSize, 10) * enlargingFactor + 'px';
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/svgDraw.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/svgDraw.ts
index 3c7da8615..c84a7b16c 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/svgDraw.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/svgDraw.ts
@@ -196,11 +196,16 @@ export const drawNode = function (
   // Create the wrapped text element
   const textElem = nodeElem.append('g');
   const description = node.descr.replace(/(<br\/*>)/g, '\n');
-  const newEl = createText(textElem, description, {
-    useHtmlLabels: htmlLabels,
-    width: node.width,
-    classes: 'mindmap-node-label',
-  });
+  const newEl = createText(
+    textElem,
+    description,
+    {
+      useHtmlLabels: htmlLabels,
+      width: node.width,
+      classes: 'mindmap-node-label',
+    },
+    conf
+  );
 
   if (!htmlLabels) {
     textElem
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/createText.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/createText.ts
index c50a019f1..d5c30b8bb 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/createText.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/createText.ts
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export const createText = (
     width = 200,
     addSvgBackground = false,
   } = {},
-  config: MermaidConfig = {}
+  config: MermaidConfig
 ) => {
   log.info('createText', text, style, isTitle, classes, useHtmlLabels, isNode, addSvgBackground);
   if (useHtmlLabels) {