diff --git a/pixelocr/page.py b/pixelocr/page.py
index 3e07de5..a95dca6 100644
--- a/pixelocr/page.py
+++ b/pixelocr/page.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class Line(PageObject):
     @cached_property
     def baseline(self):
         """Detect baseline height, relative to the top."""
-        skip = self.height // 2
+        skip = self.height * 2 // 3
         bitmap = self.image.bitmap[skip:, :]
         bitmap = grey_closing(bitmap, (0, 4), mode='constant')
         histogram = bitmap.sum(axis=1)