diff --git a/ptbposter/ptbposter.cls b/ptbposter/ptbposter.cls
index 96c085c94eee844d716dabab1b881e59f9f9f695..f92c96d72f957cef71190ce2adb6a74f489cbc3f 100644
--- a/ptbposter/ptbposter.cls
+++ b/ptbposter/ptbposter.cls
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
   %%%\makeatletter\input{ptbposter.patch}\makeatother% weiter vorn! Test auf Version
   \changefontsizes{\the\PTB@default@fsize}%
   \KOMAoptions{headings=normal,parskip=half} \normalsize
-  \setlength\PTB@texthsep{.5em}%
+  \setlength\PTB@texthsep{.75em}%
   \setlength\PTB@textvsep{.75em}%
   \ifx\@author\@empty
     \setlength\PTB@topmargin{0.16\PTB@scale@base}%