diff --git a/beamerfontthememetropolis.sty b/beamerfontthememetropolis.sty
index 35c21d4..760c714 100644
--- a/beamerfontthememetropolis.sty
+++ b/beamerfontthememetropolis.sty
@@ -42,5 +42,7 @@
 
 \setbeamerfont{description item}{family=\Book}
 
+\setbeamerfont{page number in head/foot}{size=\scriptsize}
+
 
 \linespread{1.15}
diff --git a/beamerthemem.sty b/beamerthemem.sty
index 2fba194..1b8433f 100644
--- a/beamerthemem.sty
+++ b/beamerthemem.sty
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 \usenavigationsymbolstemplate{}
 \setbeamertemplate{footline}
 {%
-\begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=\textwidth,ht=3ex,dp=1.5ex,leftskip=0.3cm,rightskip=0.3cm]{structure}%
+\begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=\textwidth,ht=3ex,dp=3ex,leftskip=0.3cm,rightskip=0.3cm]{structure}%
 \hfill\usebeamerfont{page number in head/foot}%
 \insertframenumber%
 \end{beamercolorbox}%