diff --git a/src/services/newConnection/ConnectionService.ts b/src/services/newConnection/ConnectionService.ts
index d51b44e..7f4f0bb 100644
--- a/src/services/newConnection/ConnectionService.ts
+++ b/src/services/newConnection/ConnectionService.ts
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ export class ConnectionService extends Emitter {
       return;
     }
     if (
-      (this.graph.rootStore.settings.getConfigFlag("useBlocksAnchors") && target instanceof Anchor) ||
-      (isShiftKeyEvent(event) &&
-        isBlock(target) &&
-        this.graph.rootStore.settings.getConfigFlag("canCreateNewConnections"))
+      (
+        (this.graph.rootStore.settings.getConfigFlag("useBlocksAnchors") && target instanceof Anchor) ||
+        (isShiftKeyEvent(event) && isBlock(target))
+      ) && this.graph.rootStore.settings.getConfigFlag("canCreateNewConnections")
     ) {
       nativeEvent.preventDefault();
       nativeEvent.stopPropagation();
diff --git a/src/stories/Playground/GraphPlayground.tsx b/src/stories/Playground/GraphPlayground.tsx
index f066791..979ce3d 100644
--- a/src/stories/Playground/GraphPlayground.tsx
+++ b/src/stories/Playground/GraphPlayground.tsx
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ const config: HookGraphParams = {
     canZoomCamera: true,
     canDuplicateBlocks: false,
     canChangeBlockGeometry: ECanChangeBlockGeometry.ALL,
-    canCreateNewConnections: false,
+    canCreateNewConnections: true,
     showConnectionArrows: false,
     scaleFontSize: 1,
     useBezierConnections: true,