diff --git a/agse-thesis.cls b/agse-thesis.cls
index 96d460948a1053968332b52c1876422e9b88c04b..598a89ae7786b2452e86a4f8050e5d052312b6f7 100644
--- a/agse-thesis.cls
+++ b/agse-thesis.cls
@@ -241,5 +241,6 @@
     \begin{abstract}
         #2
     \end{abstract}
+    \cleardoublepage
     \ifcsdef{separateAbstract}{}{\frontmatter}
 }
diff --git a/thesis.pdf b/thesis.pdf
index f9379992f54f00d28b178c7267d1c8aacbbb37f4..ff6604e4cf8261c49d5d6859af52ac4bcc7b88ed 100644
Binary files a/thesis.pdf and b/thesis.pdf differ
diff --git a/thesis.tex b/thesis.tex
index 82ee0e015ab068b1a89eb2dfcfc9f6bc80b197a0..346f2f5e5dca09ca8ad6a640a0ffa77673af94b8 100644
--- a/thesis.tex
+++ b/thesis.tex
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
     \lipsum[1]
 }
 
-\cleardoublepage
-
 \include{declaration}
 
 \cleardoublepage