diff --git a/app/depict/src/main/java/org/openscience/cdk/depict/DepictionGenerator.java b/app/depict/src/main/java/org/openscience/cdk/depict/DepictionGenerator.java
index d90c2967b0..2f53928baa 100644
--- a/app/depict/src/main/java/org/openscience/cdk/depict/DepictionGenerator.java
+++ b/app/depict/src/main/java/org/openscience/cdk/depict/DepictionGenerator.java
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ private static final class LayoutBackup {
 
         public LayoutBackup(IAtomContainer mol) {
             final int numAtoms = mol.getAtomCount();
-            final int numBonds = mol.getAtomCount();
+            final int numBonds = mol.getBondCount();
             this.coords = new Point2d[numAtoms];
             this.btypes = new IBond.Stereo[numBonds];
             this.mol = mol;
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ public LayoutBackup(IAtomContainer mol) {
 
         void reset() {
             final int numAtoms = mol.getAtomCount();
-            final int numBonds = mol.getAtomCount();
+            final int numBonds = mol.getBondCount();
             for (int i = 0; i < numAtoms; i++)
                 mol.getAtom(i).setPoint2d(coords[i]);
             for (int i = 0; i < numBonds; i++)