diff --git a/phsource/ph_german b/phsource/ph_german
index 25b244a6..32f380b8 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_german
+++ b/phsource/ph_german
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ phoneme @   //  Schwa
       ChangePhoneme(3)
     ENDIF
   ENDIF
+IF thisPh (isWordEnd) THEN
+length 120
+ENDIF
   FMT(vowel/@_4)
 endphoneme