diff --git a/tufte-common.sty b/tufte-common.sty
index 538acc1..f7468f6 100644
--- a/tufte-common.sty
+++ b/tufte-common.sty
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@
       \par{\large\textit{\@author}}
       \par{\large\textit{\@date}}
     \endgroup}
+  \par
   \thispagestyle{plain}% suppress the running head
 }