diff --git a/R/themes.R b/R/themes.R
index 103897b..909adcd 100644
--- a/R/themes.R
+++ b/R/themes.R
@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@ theme_blank <- function(
     legend.margin = margin(0, 0, 0, 0),
     legend.key.size = grid::unit(10, "pt"),
     plot.margin = margin(
-      lab_size + 2,
-      lab_size + 2,
-      lab_size + 2,
-      lab_size + 2,
+      lab_size + 10,
+      lab_size + 10,
+      lab_size + 10,
+      lab_size + 10,
       unit = "points"
     )
   )
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ theme_blank <- function(
         grid::textGrob(
           label = xlab,
           x = grid::unit(0, "npc"),
-          y = grid::unit(0, "npc"),
-          vjust = 4 / 3,
+          y = grid::unit(-0.55, "lines"),
+          vjust = 1,
           hjust = 0,
           gp = grid::gpar(fontsize = lab_size)
         ),
@@ -212,10 +212,11 @@ theme_blank <- function(
           gp = grid::gpar(lwd = 2)
         ),
         grid::textGrob(
-          label = ylab, x = grid::unit(0, "npc"),
-          y = grid::unit(0, "npc"),
-          vjust = -2 / 3,
-          hjust = 0,
+          label = ylab,
+          x = grid::unit(-0.85, "lines"),
+          y = grid::unit(ylen_npc, "npc") + grid::unit(0.25, "lines"),
+          vjust = 0.5,
+          hjust = 0.5,
           rot = 90,
           gp = grid::gpar(fontsize = lab_size)
         )