diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 707d9d53..be80bd95 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 * Fix a bug in `geom_edge_parallel()` when used with edge labels. Edges are now
   correctly offset, though label may still overlap (#227)
 * Fix a bug with auto layout on undirected trees (#247)
+* Fix a bug in `get_con()` that would lead to wrong matching of additional data
+  (#249)
 
 # ggraph 2.1.0
 
diff --git a/R/connections.R b/R/connections.R
index 4b0c09a8..dbe8cfb1 100644
--- a/R/connections.R
+++ b/R/connections.R
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ get_con <- function(from = integer(), to = integer(), paths = NULL, ..., weight
       )
       nodes <- vec_rbind(nodes, extra)
     }
-    extra_data <- lapply(list2(...), rep, length.out = nrow(nodes))
+    extra_data <- lapply(list2(...), function(x) {
+      rep(x, length.out = length(from))[nodes$con.id]
+    })
     if (length(extra_data) > 0) {
       nodes <- cbind(
         nodes,