diff --git a/src/transformers/earthGraph.ts b/src/transformers/earthGraph.ts
index c811e020f..51c206360 100644
--- a/src/transformers/earthGraph.ts
+++ b/src/transformers/earthGraph.ts
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ export const getPositionFromLngLat = (lng: number, lat: number, radius: number)
 
 export const generateEarthGraphPositions = (nodes: NodeExtended[]) => {
   const updatedNodes = nodes.map((node: NodeExtended) => {
-    const { lng, lat } = node.coordinates ? node.coordinates : { lng: getRandomLngLat(), lat: getRandomLngLat() }
-    const position = getPositionFromLngLat(lng, lat, dataRadius)
+    const { longitude, latitude } =
+      node.longitude && node.latitude ? node : { longitude: getRandomLngLat(), latitude: getRandomLngLat() }
+
+    const position = getPositionFromLngLat(longitude as number, latitude as number, dataRadius)
 
     const updatedNode = { ...node, ...position }
 
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index 3e5e74d0c..848dfa494 100644
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ export type NodeExtended = Node & {
   x?: number
   y?: number
   z?: number
+  longitude?: number
+  latitude?: number
   coordinates?: Coordinates
 }