diff --git a/src/sequence.typ b/src/sequence.typ
index 73096ae..32237ba 100644
--- a/src/sequence.typ
+++ b/src/sequence.typ
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
     let m = measure(box(par.display-name))
     let f = if i1 > i2 {-1} else {1}
     end-info.x -= (m.width + PAR-PAD.last() * 2) / 2pt * f
-    shapes += participant.render(x-pos, par, y: end-info.y - CREATE-OFFSET)
+    shapes += participant.render(x-pos, par, y: end-info.y)
   }
 
   end-info.ll-lvl = lifelines.at(i2).level * LIFELINE-W / 2
@@ -358,17 +358,16 @@
     )
   }
 
+  if elmt.create-dst {
+    let dst-line = lifelines.at(i2)
+    dst-line.lines.push(("create", end-info.y))
+    lifelines.at(i2) = dst-line
+  }
   if elmt.enable-dst {
     let dst-line = lifelines.at(i2)
     dst-line.lines.push(("enable", end-info.y, elmt.lifeline-style))
     lifelines.at(i2) = dst-line
   }
-  if elmt.create-dst {
-    end-info.y -= CREATE-OFFSET
-    let dst-line = lifelines.at(i2)
-    dst-line.lines.push(("create", end-info.y))
-    lifelines.at(i2) = dst-line
-  }
 
   if "linked-note" in elmt {
     let m = note.get-size(elmt.linked-note)