diff --git a/moderncvheadv.sty b/moderncvheadv.sty
index 936ec79..eaabd4a 100644
--- a/moderncvheadv.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadv.sty
@@ -95,14 +95,23 @@
       \namestyle{\@firstname\ \@lastname}%
 	  \ifthenelse{\equal{\@title}{}}{
 	    \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@quote}}%
-          {}%
-          {\\[1.25em]\begin{minipage}{\quotewidth}\quotestyle{\@quote}\end{minipage}\\[2.5em]}
-	    }{
-	    \\[1.25em]\titlestyle{\@title}\\[2.5em]%
+        {}%
+        {%
+          \\[1.25em]%
+          \begin{minipage}{\quotewidth}%
+            \quotestyle{\@quote}%
+          \end{minipage}}%
+	    }{%
+	      \\[1.25em]%
+        \titlestyle{\@title}
         % optional quote
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@quote}}%
-          {}%
-          {\begin{minipage}{\quotewidth}\quotestyle{\@quote}\end{minipage}\\[2.5em]}}}%
+          {\vspace{2.5em}}%
+          {%
+            \\[2.5em]%
+            \begin{minipage}{\quotewidth}%
+              \quotestyle{\@quote}
+            \end{minipage}}}}%
   \par}% to avoid weird spacing bug at the first section if no blank line is left after \makecvhead
 
 % underlying command to implement \makecvtitle, identical to \@cvitem from moderncvbodyv