diff --git a/assets/packages.tex b/assets/packages.tex
index 1c1fc48..c2a033c 100644
--- a/assets/packages.tex
+++ b/assets/packages.tex
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
   style=apa,
 	backend=biber,
 ]{biblatex}
+\DeclareFieldFormat{apacase}{#1} % ensure capalisation is preserved
 \usepackage[noabbrev]{cleveref}
 
 % Tables
diff --git a/dekker_thesis.tex b/dekker_thesis.tex
index 8b1c911..e8b9aa8 100644
--- a/dekker_thesis.tex
+++ b/dekker_thesis.tex
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ toc=bib,
 
 \chapter{Publications}
 
-Some ideas and figures included in this thesis have previously appeared in the following publication:
+\noindent{}Some ideas and figures included in this thesis have previously appeared in the following publication:
 
 \begin{refsection}[ownpubs]
   \small