diff --git a/annales.cls b/annales.cls
index 4d007487d5d9f50fd99b4f71238dbf668e8c8619..35622c49ad787b68b334c15c0c44e29feb200b54 100644
--- a/annales.cls
+++ b/annales.cls
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@
       \fontfamily{phv}\fontsize{24}{24}\bfseries\selectfont
       \MakeUppercase{\Title}\\[\baselineskip]
       \fontfamily{phv}\fontsize{16}{16}\mdseries\selectfont
-      \Stitle\\
+      \if\Stitle\empty\else \Stitle\\\fi
       \rule{\textwidth}{4pt}\\[.5\baselineskip]
       \Author
     \end{center}