diff --git a/templates/presentation.org b/templates/presentation.org
index a7f8f4d..8473595 100644
--- a/templates/presentation.org
+++ b/templates/presentation.org
@@ -42,26 +42,10 @@
 # -- Navigation ----------------------------------------------------------------
 #+LATEX_HEADER: \setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{}
 
-# -- Custom footer (BEAMER_HEADER = inserted AFTER \usetheme{Madrid}) ----------
-# Logo left, author, title (white on red), date + page number
-#+BEAMER_HEADER: \setbeamercolor{title in head/foot}{fg=white,bg=kyndrylRed}
-#+BEAMER_HEADER: \setbeamertemplate{footline}{%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:   \leavevmode%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:   \hbox{%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.06\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,center]{author in head/foot}%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:       \includegraphics[height=2ex]{logo}%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \end{beamercolorbox}%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.34\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,leftskip=.3cm]{author in head/foot}%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:       \usebeamerfont{author in head/foot}\insertshortauthor%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \end{beamercolorbox}%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.40\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,center]{title in head/foot}%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:       \usebeamerfont{title in head/foot}\insertshorttitle%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \end{beamercolorbox}%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=.20\paperwidth,ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,rightskip=.3cm,right]{date in head/foot}%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:       \usebeamerfont{date in head/foot}\insertshortdate{}\hspace*{2em}\insertframenumber{}/\inserttotalframenumber%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:     \end{beamercolorbox}%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER:   }%
-#+BEAMER_HEADER: }
+# -- Footer: make title readable (white on red) + add logo --------------------
+# BEAMER_HEADER runs AFTER \usetheme{Madrid} in the preamble
+#+BEAMER_HEADER: \setbeamercolor{title in head/foot}{fg=white}
+#+BEAMER_HEADER: \addtobeamertemplate{footline}{\hskip0.3cm\raisebox{1.2ex}{\includegraphics[height=1.8ex]{logo}}\hskip0.2cm}{}
 
 # -- Logo (title page + footer) ------------------------------------------------
 #+LATEX_HEADER: \graphicspath{{~/org/templates/}}