diff --git a/dialect/sql/graph.go b/dialect/sql/graph.go
index d56dc3bb7..7e321ff5f 100644
--- a/dialect/sql/graph.go
+++ b/dialect/sql/graph.go
@@ -402,11 +402,11 @@ func (u *updater) node(ctx context.Context, tx dialect.ExecQuerier) error {
 	var (
 		// id holds the PK of the node used for linking
 		// it with the other nodes.
-		id         = []driver.Value{u.Node.ID.Value}
+		id         = u.Node.ID.Value
 		addEdges   = EdgeSpecs(u.Edges.Add).GroupRel()
 		clearEdges = EdgeSpecs(u.Edges.Clear).GroupRel()
 	)
-	update := u.builder.Update(u.Node.Table).Where(EQ(u.Node.ID.Column, id[0]))
+	update := u.builder.Update(u.Node.Table).Where(EQ(u.Node.ID.Column, id))
 	if err := u.setTableColumns(update, addEdges, clearEdges); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -417,19 +417,9 @@ func (u *updater) node(ctx context.Context, tx dialect.ExecQuerier) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	if err := u.graph.clearM2MEdges(ctx, id, clearEdges[M2M]); err != nil {
+	if err := u.setExternalEdges(ctx, []driver.Value{id}, addEdges, clearEdges); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := u.graph.addM2MEdges(ctx, id, addEdges[M2M]); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if err := u.graph.clearFKEdges(ctx, id, append(clearEdges[O2M], clearEdges[O2O]...)); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if err := u.graph.addFKEdges(ctx, id, append(addEdges[O2M], addEdges[O2O]...)); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	// Query and scan the node.
 	selector := u.builder.Select(u.Node.Columns...).
 		From(u.builder.Table(u.Node.Table)).
 		Where(EQ(u.Node.ID.Column, u.Node.ID.Value))
@@ -478,9 +468,28 @@ func (u *updater) nodes(ctx context.Context, tx dialect.ExecQuerier) (int, error
 			return 0, err
 		}
 	}
+	if err := u.setExternalEdges(ctx, ids, addEdges, clearEdges); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
 	return len(ids), nil
 }
 
+func (u *updater) setExternalEdges(ctx context.Context, ids []driver.Value, addEdges, clearEdges map[Rel][]*EdgeSpec) error {
+	if err := u.graph.clearM2MEdges(ctx, ids, clearEdges[M2M]); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := u.graph.addM2MEdges(ctx, ids, addEdges[M2M]); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := u.graph.clearFKEdges(ctx, ids, append(clearEdges[O2M], clearEdges[O2O]...)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := u.graph.addFKEdges(ctx, ids, append(addEdges[O2M], addEdges[O2O]...)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // setTableColumns sets the table columns and foreign_keys used in insert.
 func (u *updater) setTableColumns(update *UpdateBuilder, addEdges, clearEdges map[Rel][]*EdgeSpec) error {
 	for _, fi := range u.Fields.Clear {
@@ -681,7 +690,7 @@ func (g *graph) clearFKEdges(ctx context.Context, ids []driver.Value, edges []*E
 
 func (g *graph) addFKEdges(ctx context.Context, ids []driver.Value, edges []*EdgeSpec) error {
 	id := ids[0]
-	if len(ids) > 1 {
+	if len(ids) > 1 && len(edges) != 0 {
 		// O2M and O2O edges are defined by a FK in the "other" table.
 		// Therefore, ids[i+1] will override ids[i] which is invalid.
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to link FK edge to more than 1 node: %v", ids)