diff --git a/test/writer.ms b/test/writer.ms
index 3c51aaf0d..c42983248 100644
--- a/test/writer.ms
+++ b/test/writer.ms
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 .\" paragraph indent
 .nr PI 0m
 .\" interparagraph space
-.nr PD 0.33v
+.nr PD 0.4v
 .\" footnote width
 .nr FL \n[LL]
 .\" footnote point size