diff --git a/core/renderers/common/drawer.js b/core/renderers/common/drawer.js
index 268434b9b..b498bba1f 100644
--- a/core/renderers/common/drawer.js
+++ b/core/renderers/common/drawer.js
@@ -461,8 +461,7 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.Drawer.prototype.positionNextConnection_ = function() {
     var connInfo = bottomRow.connection;
     var x = connInfo.xPos; // Already contains info about startX
     var connX = (this.info_.RTL ? -x : x);
-    connInfo.connectionModel.setOffsetInBlock(
-        connX, (connInfo.centerline - connInfo.height / 2));
+    connInfo.connectionModel.setOffsetInBlock(connX, bottomRow.baseline);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/core/renderers/geras/drawer.js b/core/renderers/geras/drawer.js
index 841965f94..d879dfdd4 100644
--- a/core/renderers/geras/drawer.js
+++ b/core/renderers/geras/drawer.js
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ Blockly.geras.Drawer.prototype.positionNextConnection_ = function() {
     var connX = (this.info_.RTL ? -x : x) +
         (this.constants_.DARK_PATH_OFFSET / 2);
     connInfo.connectionModel.setOffsetInBlock(
-        connX, (connInfo.centerline - connInfo.height / 2) +
-        this.constants_.DARK_PATH_OFFSET);
+        connX, bottomRow.baseline + this.constants_.DARK_PATH_OFFSET);
   }
 };