We improve an estimate of Fuhrmann and Vasyunin in the vector valued corona theorem. © 2002 Elsevier Science (USA) Key Words: Hilbert space; vector valued corona theorem; ideals of operators; Carleson; Tolokonnikov; Vasyunin.In this paper we will give an improved estimate in the vector valued corona theorem for the unit disk. Our proof will be split into two parts: first, we will resurrect the operator corona theorem from the 1970s, and then we will use a Hilbert space argument, based on a version of Wolff's ideas. Since we use Hilbert space methods, the Riesz representation theorem replaces the usual "-techniques.In 1962 B(e, m) for all z ¥ D. This paper [5] spawned numerous investigations in many directions, but we will mention only those most closely related to our work. For the scalar case above, Hormander introduced "-methods, culminating in Wolff's surprising proof of the corona theorem. (See [8].) Rosenblum [14] and,