diff --git a/source/beamerinnerthememetropolis.dtx b/source/beamerinnerthememetropolis.dtx
index 6b89f34..9df06b1 100644
--- a/source/beamerinnerthememetropolis.dtx
+++ b/source/beamerinnerthememetropolis.dtx
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
 %   Set the subtitle on the title page.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \setbeamertemplate{subtitle}{
+  \raggedright%
   \insertsubtitle%
   \par%
   \vspace*{0.5em}