diff --git a/espdsect.sty b/espdsect.sty
index 134aff0..d962103 100644
--- a/espdsect.sty
+++ b/espdsect.sty
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@
 \setlength{\ESPDsectionSkipAfter}{5mm \@plus 1mm \@minus 2mm}
 \newlength{\ESPDsubsectionSkipBefore}
 \newlength{\ESPDsubsectionSkipAfter}
-\setlength{\ESPDsubsectionSkipBefore}{-5mm \@plus -3mm \@minus -2mm}
-\setlength{\ESPDsubsectionSkipAfter}{5mm \@plus 1mm \@minus 2mm}
+\setlength{\ESPDsubsectionSkipBefore}{-6pt \@plus -3mm \@minus -2mm}
+\setlength{\ESPDsubsectionSkipAfter}{6pt \@plus 1mm \@minus 2mm}
 \newlength{\ESPDsubsubsectionSkipBefore}
 \newlength{\ESPDsubsubsectionSkipAfter}
-\setlength{\ESPDsubsubsectionSkipBefore}{-5mm \@plus -3mm \@minus -2mm}
-\setlength{\ESPDsubsubsectionSkipAfter}{5mm \@plus 1mm \@minus 2mm}
+\setlength{\ESPDsubsubsectionSkipBefore}{-6pt \@plus -3mm \@minus -2mm}
+\setlength{\ESPDsubsubsectionSkipAfter}{6pt \@plus 1mm \@minus 2mm}
 
 \providecommand{\plus}{\@plus}
 \providecommand{\minus}{\@minus}