diff --git a/include/start.tex b/include/start.tex
index ca4fa4a..7a41e80 100644
--- a/include/start.tex
+++ b/include/start.tex
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 \documentclass[letterpaper,twocolumn]{sig-alternate}
-\usepackage{url,graphicx,multirow,hyperref,color,calc,ulem,threeparttable,tabularx,booktabs,enumitem,comment,subcaption}
+\usepackage{url,graphicx,multirow,hyperref,color,calc,ulem,threeparttable,tabularx,booktabs,enumitem,comment,subcaption,balance}
 \usepackage{minted}
 \usepackage[group-separator={,}]{siunitx}
 
diff --git a/paper.tex b/paper.tex
index f40f8bd..cdf6b2c 100644
--- a/paper.tex
+++ b/paper.tex
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Anudipa Maiti and Geoffrey Challen\\
 \input{conclusion.tex}
 
 {\scriptsize
+\balance
 \renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{0.9}
 \bibliographystyle{acm}
 \bibliography{references}