diff --git a/layout.sty b/layout.sty
index 1a4c93a2966f1ac8adf23ae180dd71cdfb66eb91..f20422d959402dfeeacb31c9e360b064f118239f 100644
--- a/layout.sty
+++ b/layout.sty
@@ -437,7 +437,13 @@ interior code={ \path[tcb fill interior] ([xshift=-2mm]interior.west)
 }
 
 
-\newtcolorbox{boxtext}[1][]{ornamented,colback=white,fonttitle=\scshape, #1}
+\newtcolorbox{boxtext}[1][]{
+  ornamented,
+  top=2em,
+  bottom=2em,
+  colback=white,
+  fonttitle=\scshape, #1
+  }
 
 \newcommand{\sidebox}[2][23]{
   \iftoggle{verbose}{
diff --git a/test.tex b/test.tex
index 05b8bb7ccc7d9f1ff7d613e01ea102a648b769b2..64eea6b72dc6212778fa113acacf88fd3a2c7075 100644
--- a/test.tex
+++ b/test.tex
@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@ Roll & Result \\\hline
 
 \end{xpchart}
 
+\lipsum[2]
 
+\begin{boxtext}
+  \lipsum[4]
+\end{boxtext}
 
 \end{multicols}