diff --git a/texmf/tex/latex/mycustomstyles/komageneral.sty b/texmf/tex/latex/mycustomstyles/komageneral.sty
index 8ad015a5..db177ad6 100644
--- a/texmf/tex/latex/mycustomstyles/komageneral.sty
+++ b/texmf/tex/latex/mycustomstyles/komageneral.sty
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@
     breaklines=true,
     breakatwhitespace=false,
     tabsize=2,
-    columns=fullflexible
+    columns=fullflexible,
+    aboveskip=1em,
+    belowskip=1em
 }
 
 % set description items to italic