diff --git a/configproxy.py b/configproxy.py
index 09b1c9c4f5d0cdd3b9d1dd10efb70468973fd672..1292d9ff7fdd957d231a150432a2e35a542cf0bd 100755
--- a/configproxy.py
+++ b/configproxy.py
@@ -704,7 +704,8 @@ CONFIG_SECTIONS = [
                 description="template to include at the top of protocols"),
             ConfigEntry(
                 name="LATEX_GEOMETRY",
-                default=None,
+                default="vmargin=1.5cm,hmargin={1.5cm,1.2cm},"
+                        "bindingoffset=8mm",
                 required=False, internal=False,
                 description="custom latex page geometry"),
             ConfigEntry(