diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 89a8dab..3591f7b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ and this project adheres to
   documentation and also link their website and a YouTube video that
   demonstrates the usage of `se2thesis` within `MonsterWriter`.
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Increase the `marginparsep` slightly to avoid that two-digit counter values
+  run into the text block.
+
 ## [v4.3.4] – 2024–09–19
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/se2thesis.dtx b/se2thesis.dtx
index ce40d6b..c0b56fb 100644
--- a/se2thesis.dtx
+++ b/se2thesis.dtx
@@ -1052,11 +1052,11 @@
   {
     \areaset[current]{350pt}{567pt}
     \setlength{\marginparsep}{8.5cm}
-    \setlength{\marginparsep}{1em}
+    \setlength{\marginparsep}{1.5em}
   }{
     \areaset[current]{350pt}{567pt}
     \setlength{\marginparsep}{7.4cm}
-    \setlength{\marginparsep}{0.87em}
+    \setlength{\marginparsep}{1.5em}
   }
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %