diff --git a/moderncvbodyi.sty b/moderncvbodyi.sty
index 47987ac..5ed5748 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyi.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyi.sty
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@
   \setlength{\parskip}{6\p@}}
 
 \renewcommand*{\makeletterclosing}{%
-  \@closing\\[1em]%
-  \@signature\\%
+  \@closing\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@signature}}{\\[3em]}{\\[1em]}% shrink space when signature is set
+  \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@signature}}{}{{\@signature\\}}
   {\bfseries\@firstname~\@lastname}%
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@enclosure}}{}{%
     \\%
diff --git a/moderncvbodyiii.sty b/moderncvbodyiii.sty
index 32bee95..8ee52fb 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyiii.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyiii.sty
@@ -231,9 +231,9 @@
   \recomputecvbodylengths%
   \setlength{\parskip}{6\p@}}
 
-\renewcommand*{\makeletterclosing}{
-  \@closing\\[3em]%
-  \@signature\\%
+\renewcommand*{\makeletterclosing}{%
+  \@closing\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@signature}}{\\[3em]}{\\[1em]}% shrink space when signature is set
+  \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@signature}}{}{{\@signature\\}}
   {\bfseries\@firstname~\@lastname}%
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@enclosure}}{}{%
     \\%
diff --git a/moderncvbodyiv.sty b/moderncvbodyiv.sty
index 9512f0a..a8890b2 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyiv.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyiv.sty
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@
   \recomputecvbodylengths%
   \setlength{\parskip}{6\p@}}
 
-\renewcommand*{\makeletterclosing}{
-  \@closing\\[3em]%
-  \@signature\\%
+\renewcommand*{\makeletterclosing}{%
+  \@closing\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@signature}}{\\[3em]}{\\[1em]}% shrink space when signature is set
+  \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@signature}}{}{{\@signature\\}}
   {\bfseries\@firstname~\@lastname}%
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@enclosure}}{}{%
     \\%
diff --git a/moderncvbodyv.sty b/moderncvbodyv.sty
index 4383a89..c5c7340 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyv.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyv.sty
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@
   \recomputecvbodylengths%
   \setlength{\parskip}{6\p@}}
 
-\renewcommand*{\makeletterclosing}{
-  \@closing\\[3em]%
-  \@signature\\%
+\renewcommand*{\makeletterclosing}{%
+  \@closing\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@signature}}{\\[3em]}{\\[1em]}% shrink space when signature is set
+  \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@signature}}{}{{\@signature\\}}
   {\bfseries \@firstname~\@lastname}%
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@enclosure}}{}{%
     \\%
diff --git a/signature.png b/signature.png
index 8836ee6..8daa868 100644
Binary files a/signature.png and b/signature.png differ
diff --git a/template.tex b/template.tex
index ffada4e..dbbc54b 100644
--- a/template.tex
+++ b/template.tex
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 \documentclass[11pt,a4paper,sans]{moderncv}        % possible options include font size ('10pt', '11pt' and '12pt'), paper size ('a4paper', 'letterpaper', 'a5paper', 'legalpaper', 'executivepaper' and 'landscape') and font family ('sans' and 'roman')
 
 % moderncv themes
-\moderncvstyle{casual}                             % style options are 'casual' (default), 'classic', 'banking', 'oldstyle' and 'fancy'
+\moderncvstyle{classic}                            % style options are 'casual' (default), 'classic', 'banking', 'oldstyle' and 'fancy'
 \moderncvcolor{blue}                               % color options 'black', 'blue' (default), 'burgundy', 'green', 'grey', 'orange', 'purple' and 'red'
 %\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}         % to set the default font; use '\sfdefault' for the default sans serif font, '\rmdefault' for the default roman one, or any tex font name
 %\nopagenumbers{}                                  % uncomment to suppress automatic page numbering for CVs longer than one page
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ Detailed achievements:
 \subject{Job application}
 \opening{Dear Sir or Madam,}
 \closing{Yours faithfully,}
-\signature{0.7}{signature.png}                     % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
+%\signature{0.9}{signature.png}                     % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted: first argument goes to \includegraphics > scale
 \enclosure[Attached]{curriculum vit\ae{}}          % use an optional argument to use a string other than "Enclosure", or redefine \enclname
 \makelettertitle