diff --git a/rendercv/templates/classic/classic.tex.j2 b/rendercv/templates/classic/classic.tex.j2
index 0e4d25d..d092986 100644
--- a/rendercv/templates/classic/classic.tex.j2
+++ b/rendercv/templates/classic/classic.tex.j2
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
                 parsep=<<theme_options.margins.highlights_area.vertical_between_bullet_points>>,
                 partopsep=0pt,
                 itemsep=0pt,
-                after=\vspace*{-1\baselineskip},
+                after=\vspace{-1\baselineskip},
                 leftmargin=<<theme_options.margins.highlights_area.left>> + 3pt
             ]
     }{