diff --git a/modules/modes/drag_node.js b/modules/modes/drag_node.js
index 01a290500..0c3078051 100644
--- a/modules/modes/drag_node.js
+++ b/modules/modes/drag_node.js
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ console.log('event.point = ' + (d3.event && d3.event.point) +
             actionMoveNode(entity.id, loc),
             moveAnnotation(entity)
         );
+
+        lastLoc = loc;
     }