diff --git a/pixelocr/page.py b/pixelocr/page.py
index 5dcc198..fe99752 100644
--- a/pixelocr/page.py
+++ b/pixelocr/page.py
@@ -206,12 +206,12 @@ class Line(PageObject):
                 if glyph not in bodies: # freestanding diacritic-like glyphacter without a body
                     yield glyph
 
-    def _insert_spaces(self, glyphs):
+    def _insert_spaces(self, glyphs, min_distance=10):
         for glyph, next_glyph in pairwise(glyphs):
             yield glyph
             if next_glyph is not None:
                 distance = glyph.optical_distance(next_glyph)
-                if distance > 5:
+                if distance >= min_distance:
                     yield Space(self.image.space(glyph.right, self.top, distance, self.height), self.baseline - self.top)
 
     def _extract_blob(self, blob_slice, label, labels):