diff --git a/templates/flashcards.typ b/templates/flashcards.typ
index 3d30d0d0..728648f7 100644
--- a/templates/flashcards.typ
+++ b/templates/flashcards.typ
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   let bead-size = 12pt * base-size
   let bead-spacing = 4pt * base-size
   let column-spacing = 25pt * base-size
-  let heaven-earth-gap = 20pt * base-size
+  let heaven-earth-gap = 30pt * base-size
   let bar-thickness = 2pt * base-size
   
   // Color schemes
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
         // Draw heaven bead
         // Position inactive earth bead gap from reckoning bar: 19px you measured
         // Convert to same gap for heaven: heaven-earth-gap - gap - bead-size/2
-        #let earth-gap = 19pt  // The gap you measured for earth beads
+        #let earth-gap = 19pt  // Exact same gap as earth beads
         #let heaven-y = if heaven-active == 1 {
           heaven-earth-gap - bead-size / 2 - 1pt  // Active (center just above bar)
         } else {