diff --git a/layout.sty b/layout.sty
index b0243d5fa6d5bed077f9b72b27d1e2d2cc031d24..16bf531cd7a0aad7f845f0f710e818d47e5a16ee 100644
--- a/layout.sty
+++ b/layout.sty
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ interior code={ \path[tcb fill interior] ([xshift=-2mm]interior.west)
 \newenvironment{exampletext}
   {\needspace{2em}%
   \it
-  \parindent4em
+  \parindent2em
   %\rule{.4\linewidth}{0.2pt}%
   }
   {%