diff --git a/base/proposal.cls b/base/proposal.cls
index b1762ed..8c8765d 100644
--- a/base/proposal.cls
+++ b/base/proposal.cls
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
 \do{\decode@wphase\@I\@@sep\show@wphase\wphase@start\wphase@end\wphase@force\let\@@sep=\sep@wphases}%
 \ifx\task@lead\@empty\else; \task@legend@partners: \site\task@lead~(\legend@lead)\fi%
 \ifx\task@partners\@empty\else\@for \@I:=\task@partners\do{, \site\@I}\fi)\\\fi}
-{}
+{\ignorespaces}
 \newcommand\month@label[1]{M#1}
 \newcommand\show@wphase[3]{\def\@test{#3}\month@label{#1}-\month@label{#2}%
 \ifx\@test\@empty\@ #3}
diff --git a/base/proposal.dtx b/base/proposal.dtx
index 46fb1dc..53e8715 100644
--- a/base/proposal.dtx
+++ b/base/proposal.dtx
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@
 \do{\decode@wphase\@I\@@sep\show@wphase\wphase@start\wphase@end\wphase@force\let\@@sep=\sep@wphases}%
 \ifx\task@lead\@empty\else; \task@legend@partners: \site\task@lead~(\legend@lead)\fi%
 \ifx\task@partners\@empty\else\@for \@I:=\task@partners\do{, \site\@I}\fi)\\\fi}
-{}
+{\ignorespaces}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % now the multilingual support and presentation configuration
 %    \begin{macrocode}
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diff --git a/dfg/examples/report/finalreport.pdf b/dfg/examples/report/finalreport.pdf
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diff --git a/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/proposal-blx.bib b/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/proposal-blx.bib
index 9e405b3..e50c35d 100644
--- a/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/proposal-blx.bib
+++ b/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/proposal-blx.bib
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @Comment{$ biblatex control file $}
-@Comment{$ biblatex version 2.3 $}
+@Comment{$ biblatex version 2.4 $}
 Do not modify this file!
 
 This is an auxiliary file used by the 'biblatex' package.
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ This file may safely be deleted. It will be recreated as
 required.
 
 @Control{biblatex-control,
-  options = {2.3:0:0:1:0:0:1:1:0:0:0:0:1:1:3:1:79:+},
+  options = {2.4:0:0:1:0:0:1:1:0:0:0:0:1:1:3:1:79:+},
 }
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