diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/__tests__/importYaml.test.ts b/frontend/src/utils/__tests__/importYaml.test.ts
index 2f69f68..74a385d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/__tests__/importYaml.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/__tests__/importYaml.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
 import { parseYamlToCanvas } from '../importYaml'
 import type { Node, Edge } from '@xyflow/react'
 import type { NodeData, EdgeData } from '@/types'
@@ -73,6 +73,38 @@ describe('parseYamlToCanvas', () => {
     expect(nodes[0].data.show_hardware).toBeUndefined()
   })
 
+  it('links edges have bottom→top-t handles', () => {
+    const yaml = `
+- nodeType: switch
+  label: "SW"
+  links:
+    - label: "SRV"
+      linkType: ethernet
+- nodeType: server
+  label: "SRV"
+`
+    const { edges } = parseYamlToCanvas(yaml, empty, emptyEdges)
+    expect(edges).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(edges[0].sourceHandle).toBe('bottom')
+    expect(edges[0].targetHandle).toBe('top-t')
+  })
+
+  it('cluster edges have cluster-right→cluster-left handles', () => {
+    const yaml = `
+- nodeType: proxmox
+  label: "PVE1"
+  clusterR:
+    label: "PVE2"
+    linkType: ethernet
+- nodeType: proxmox
+  label: "PVE2"
+`
+    const { edges } = parseYamlToCanvas(yaml, empty, emptyEdges)
+    expect(edges).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(edges[0].sourceHandle).toBe('cluster-right')
+    expect(edges[0].targetHandle).toBe('cluster-left')
+  })
+
   it('parent relationship sets parentId and creates an edge', () => {
     const yaml = `
 - nodeType: proxmox
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/importYaml.ts b/frontend/src/utils/importYaml.ts
index fdd7241..16b7678 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/importYaml.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/importYaml.ts
@@ -34,16 +34,16 @@ export function parseYamlToCanvas(
   const yamlNodes: YamlNode[] = []
 
   for (const entry of entries) {
-    const raw = entry as Record<string, unknown>
+    const entryRecord = entry as Record<string, unknown>
 
-    if (!raw.nodeType || typeof raw.nodeType !== 'string') {
+    if (!entryRecord.nodeType || typeof entryRecord.nodeType !== 'string') {
       throw new Error(`Each YAML entry must have a "nodeType" string field`)
     }
-    if (!raw.label || typeof raw.label !== 'string') {
+    if (!entryRecord.label || typeof entryRecord.label !== 'string') {
       throw new Error(`Each YAML entry must have a "label" string field`)
     }
 
-    const yn = raw as unknown as YamlNode
+    const yn = entryRecord as unknown as YamlNode
 
     // Skip if a node with this label already exists on the canvas
     if (labelToId.has(yn.label)) {
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ export function parseYamlToCanvas(
     sourceId: string,
     targetId: string,
     conn: YamlNodeConnection,
+    sourceHandle = 'bottom',
+    targetHandle = 'top-t',
   ) {
     const key = `${sourceId}|${targetId}`
     const reverseKey = `${targetId}|${sourceId}`
@@ -105,6 +107,8 @@ export function parseYamlToCanvas(
       id: generateUUID(),
       source: sourceId,
       target: targetId,
+      sourceHandle,
+      targetHandle,
       type: edgeType,
       data: {
         type: edgeType,
@@ -126,8 +130,8 @@ export function parseYamlToCanvas(
         node.data = { ...node.data, parent_id: parentId }
         node.parentId = parentId
         node.extent = 'parent'
-        // Also create an edge
-        addEdgeIfNew(parentId, node.id, yn.parent)
+        // Also create an edge (parent bottom → child top)
+        addEdgeIfNew(parentId, node.id, yn.parent, 'bottom', 'top-t')
       }
     }
 
@@ -137,7 +141,7 @@ export function parseYamlToCanvas(
         if (!targetId) {
           console.warn(`[importYaml] links label not found: "${link.label}" — skipping`)
         } else {
-          addEdgeIfNew(node.id, targetId, link)
+          addEdgeIfNew(node.id, targetId, link, 'bottom', 'top-t')
         }
       }
     }
@@ -147,7 +151,7 @@ export function parseYamlToCanvas(
       if (!targetId) {
         console.warn(`[importYaml] clusterR label not found: "${yn.clusterR.label}" — skipping`)
       } else {
-        addEdgeIfNew(node.id, targetId, yn.clusterR)
+        addEdgeIfNew(node.id, targetId, yn.clusterR, 'cluster-right', 'cluster-left')
       }
     }
 
@@ -156,7 +160,7 @@ export function parseYamlToCanvas(
       if (!sourceId) {
         console.warn(`[importYaml] clusterL label not found: "${yn.clusterL.label}" — skipping`)
       } else {
-        addEdgeIfNew(sourceId, node.id, yn.clusterL)
+        addEdgeIfNew(sourceId, node.id, yn.clusterL, 'cluster-right', 'cluster-left')
       }
     }
   }