diff --git a/texinputs/beamerthemetptnew.sty b/texinputs/beamerthemetptnew.sty
index d9b8e51d4f6ab4a3594087ee70aa8ee753a0e1a8..6334a0afb345235f87433366210a93aa277278b8 100644
--- a/texinputs/beamerthemetptnew.sty
+++ b/texinputs/beamerthemetptnew.sty
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
       \ifx\insertsubtitle\@empty%
       \else%
       {%
+         \vspace{1em}%
          \usebeamercolor[fg]{subtitle}\usebeamerfont{subtitle}\raggedright{\insertsubtitle}\par
          \vfill
       }%