diff --git a/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/src/plugins/hello/hello.py b/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/src/plugins/hello/hello.py
index 3db2975e82..aeb92bf0be 100644
--- a/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/src/plugins/hello/hello.py
+++ b/krita/plugins/extensions/pykrita/src/plugins/hello/hello.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from PyQt4.QtGui import *
 from PyKrita4.krita import *
 
 import krita
 
 def hello():
     QMessageBox.information(QWidget(), "Test", "Hello World")
 
-ac = Krita().createAction("Hello")
+kr = Krita()
+ac = kr.createAction("Hello")
 ac.triggered.connect(hello)