Issue 2429 was originally reported as a wish list item, but it's a regression in the new syntax.
In the old syntax, this will send two arrows to "run command":
@startuml
(*) --> "check input"
If "input is verbose" then
--> [Yes] "turn on verbosity"
--> "run command"
else
--> "run command"
Endif
-->(*)
@enduml
In the new syntax, there will be two "run command" boxes instead. It seems that every string counts as unique, even if its contents are identical.