diff --git a/HsH-classes.dtx b/HsH-classes.dtx
index a00924527d2d14cbb89b7e2cc4867c190778223a..d8efe05f2d657b135c22ae1639f1b2ab359b3b45 100644
--- a/HsH-classes.dtx
+++ b/HsH-classes.dtx
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 %
 %<*article|report>
 % required for changing layout
-\PassOptionsToPackage{vmargin=5\baselineskip,bindingoffset=0.08\paperwidth,textwidth=0.75\paperwidth}{geometry}
+\PassOptionsToPackage{vmargin=6\baselineskip,bindingoffset=0.08\paperwidth,textwidth=0.75\paperwidth}{geometry}
 \if@todos
 % new paperwidth is everything without the right marging plus new stuff for marginpar
 % rightmargin = ((1-0,75<paperwidth>) - 0.08<bindingoffset>)/2 = 0.915
diff --git a/src/HsH-article.cls b/src/HsH-article.cls
index d9d4d5e435d3f5209e4076e9230c1ff923a273d0..433b198bb254ca09cf70811adddfa5afcb8395f4 100644
--- a/src/HsH-article.cls
+++ b/src/HsH-article.cls
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 \RequirePackage{lmodern}
 \RequirePackage{graphicx}
 \RequirePackage{amsmath}
-\PassOptionsToPackage{vmargin=5\baselineskip,bindingoffset=0.08\paperwidth,textwidth=0.75\paperwidth}{geometry}
+\PassOptionsToPackage{vmargin=6\baselineskip,bindingoffset=0.08\paperwidth,textwidth=0.75\paperwidth}{geometry}
 \if@todos
   \setlength{\marginparwidth}{6cm}
   \PassOptionsToPackage{paperwidth=\dimexpr +0.915\paperwidth+\marginparsep+\marginparwidth+0.25cm, right=\dimexpr +\marginparsep+\marginparwidth+0.25cm}{geometry}
diff --git a/src/HsH-report.cls b/src/HsH-report.cls
index 147c1b0f8bf25eeeb01667ec985895c49c2c7056..b36c9a226e114834f2e23afed0537be995a14e29 100644
--- a/src/HsH-report.cls
+++ b/src/HsH-report.cls
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 \RequirePackage{lmodern}
 \RequirePackage{graphicx}
 \RequirePackage{amsmath}
-\PassOptionsToPackage{vmargin=5\baselineskip,bindingoffset=0.08\paperwidth,textwidth=0.75\paperwidth}{geometry}
+\PassOptionsToPackage{vmargin=6\baselineskip,bindingoffset=0.08\paperwidth,textwidth=0.75\paperwidth}{geometry}
 \if@todos
   \setlength{\marginparwidth}{6cm}
   \PassOptionsToPackage{paperwidth=\dimexpr +0.915\paperwidth+\marginparsep+\marginparwidth+0.25cm, right=\dimexpr +\marginparsep+\marginparwidth+0.25cm}{geometry}