diff --git a/clip-vg.cpp b/clip-vg.cpp
index 4c90983..200e7ed 100644
--- a/clip-vg.cpp
+++ b/clip-vg.cpp
@@ -711,6 +711,12 @@ void forwardize_paths(MutablePathMutableHandleGraph* graph, const string& ref_pr
                         handle_t handle = graph->get_handle_of_step(step_handle);
                         if (graph->get_is_reverse(handle)) {
                             handle_t flipped_handle = graph->create_handle(graph->get_sequence(handle));
+			    graph->follow_edges(handle, true, [&](handle_t prev_handle) {
+				graph->create_edge(prev_handle, flipped_handle);
+			      });
+			    graph->follow_edges(handle, false, [&](handle_t next_handle) {
+				graph->create_edge(flipped_handle, next_handle);
+			      });
                             vector<step_handle_t> steps = graph->steps_of_handle(handle);
                             size_t ref_count = 0;
                             for (step_handle_t step : steps) {