diff --git a/rudissertation.sty b/rudissertation.sty
index f3cd353..efed9c3 100644
--- a/rudissertation.sty
+++ b/rudissertation.sty
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@
 \setlength{\pagecenterx}{\stockwidth/2}
 \newlength{\pagecentery}
 \setlength{\pagecentery}{\stockheight/2}
+\newlength{\printcoverlmargin}
+\setlength{\printcoverlmargin}{25mm}
 %% Helvetics in package helvet, family code phv
 \RequirePackage{helvet}
 \newfontfamily\phdcoverfont{Nimbus Sans}
@@ -120,18 +122,18 @@
   \thispagestyle{empty}
   \setlength{\TPMargin}{0mm} %% margins inside the textblock*
   \sffamily    
-  \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0,0](30mm,30mm)%
+  \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0,0](\printcoverlmargin,30mm)%
     {\center\rulogo{}\par}%
   \end{textblock*}
   %
   
   \setSingleSpace{1.8}\SingleSpacing%
-  \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0,0](30mm,110mm)%
+  \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0,0](\printcoverlmargin,110mm)%
     \noindent\raggedright\textcolor{rugray}{\frontcovertitlefont#1}\par
   \end{textblock*}%
   % 
   \setSingleSpace{1.5}\SingleSpacing%    
-  \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0,1](30mm,225mm)%
+  \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0,1](\printcoverlmargin,225mm)%
     \noindent\textcolor{rugray}{
       \frontcovertitletextfont\textbf{\theauthor}\\%
       \theDegreeLong\\%