diff --git a/beamerthemem.sty b/beamerthemem.sty
index dae5e12..4432e7e 100644
--- a/beamerthemem.sty
+++ b/beamerthemem.sty
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
   \usebeamerfont{frametitle}\MakeLowercase{\protect\insertframetitle}%
 \end{beamercolorbox}%
 \if@useTitleProgressBar
-  \vspace{-.5em}
+  \vspace{-.6em}
   \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=\paperwidth,ht=1pt,dp=0pt]{frametitle}
     \progressbar@titleprogressbar
   \end{beamercolorbox}