diff --git a/default.latex b/default.latex
index 4312f715daa7a88095e74bc668794731322f9984..0b29918374b1b4dab4ccb3c8e166c2ff22bb7174 100644
--- a/default.latex
+++ b/default.latex
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ $if(linestretch)$
 \usepackage{setspace}
 \setstretch{$linestretch$}
 $endif$
+\renewcommand{\linethickness}{0.05em}
 \usepackage{amssymb,amsmath,bm}
 \usepackage{ifxetex,ifluatex}
 \usepackage{fixltx2e} % provides \textsubscript