diff --git a/beamerthemem.sty b/beamerthemem.sty
index f17e782..08a07f9 100644
--- a/beamerthemem.sty
+++ b/beamerthemem.sty
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
     \progressbar@titleprogressbar
   \end{beamercolorbox}
 \fi
-\vspace{3em}
+\vspace{2em}
 }
 %}}}
 %{{{ --- pgfplots ---------------------