diff --git a/faubrief/faubrief.cls b/faubrief/faubrief.cls
index 6b5357a9b3fb6a8698a5bf4911572c32caead817..8eac7557c3a74309b6110f5a8730837e0219cad3 100644
--- a/faubrief/faubrief.cls
+++ b/faubrief/faubrief.cls
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 % Name des Absenders
 \setkomavar{fromname}{Prof. Dr. Michael Kohlhase}
 % Signatur des Absenders, falls abweichend von Name des Absenders
-\setkomavar{signature}{\par\vspace*{1cm}\noindent Michael Kohlhase} 
+\setkomavar{signature}{Michael Kohlhase} 
 % Strasse des Absenders
 \setkomavar{fromstreet}{Martensstr. 3}
 % Stadt des Absenders
diff --git a/faubrief/faudesign.lco b/faubrief/faudesign.lco
index b64054d075b76847d04c4ac705aae84290cd2212..5de17398b785b44af1f6a9c52fbf419060c6603d 100644
--- a/faubrief/faudesign.lco
+++ b/faubrief/faudesign.lco
@@ -235,11 +235,12 @@ helvet     % Helvetica als Hausschrift
 
 % Grussformel und Signatur
 \renewcommand*{\raggedsignature}{\raggedright}                    % Ausrichtung am linken Rand
-\@setplength{sigbeforevskip}{0cm}                      % Abstand von drei Zeilen zwischen Gruss und Signatur
+\@setplength{sigbeforevskip}{1.8cm}                      % Abstand von drei Zeilen zwischen Gruss und Signatur
 \@setplength{sigindent}{0mm}                                      % Kein Einzug des Grusses und der Signatur
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 \def\signaturepicture#1{\def\jcl@sigpic{#1}}
-\def\sign#1{\closing{#1\\\includegraphics[width=6cm]{\jcl@sigpic}\vspace*{-1.2cm}}}
+\def\sign#1{\@setplength{sigbeforevskip}{0cm}%
+\closing{#1\\\vspace*{.5cm}\includegraphics[width=6cm]{\jcl@sigpic}}\strut\vspace*{-2.2cm}}
 
 
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