diff --git a/src/kdiff3_shell.cpp b/src/kdiff3_shell.cpp
index 8446685..ead0139 100644
--- a/src/kdiff3_shell.cpp
+++ b/src/kdiff3_shell.cpp
@@ -1,177 +1,177 @@
 /***************************************************************************
  *   Copyright (C) 2003-2007 by Joachim Eibl <joachim.eibl at gmx.de>      *
  *   Copyright (C) 2018 Michael Reeves reeves.87@gmail.com                 *
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  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include "kdiff3_shell.h"
 #include "kdiff3.h"
 #include "kdiff3_part.h"
 
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QCloseEvent>
 #include <QStatusBar>
 #include <QUrl>
 
 #include <KPluginLoader>
 #include <KPluginMetaData>
 
 #include <KConfig>
 #include <KEditToolBar>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KMessageBox>
 #include <KShortcutsDialog>
 #include <KStandardAction>
 #include <KToolBar>
 
 KDiff3Shell::KDiff3Shell(bool bCompleteInit)
     : KParts::MainWindow()
 {
     m_bUnderConstruction = true;
     // set the shell's ui resource file
     setXMLFile("kdiff3_shell.rc");
 
     // and a status bar
     statusBar()->show();
 
     /*const QVector<KPluginMetaData> plugin_offers = KPluginLoader::findPlugins( "kf5/kdiff3part" );
     foreach( const KPluginMetaData & service, plugin_offers ) {
         KPluginFactory *factory = KPluginLoader( service.fileName() ).factory();
         m_part = factory->create<KDiff3Part>( this, QVariantList() << QVariant( QLatin1String( "KDiff3Part" ) ) );
         if( m_part )
             break;
     }*/
 
     m_part = new KDiff3Part(this, this, QVariantList() << QVariant(QLatin1String("KDiff3Part")));
     m_widget = qobject_cast<KDiff3App*>(m_part->widget());
 
     if(m_part)
     {
         // and integrate the part's GUI with the shell's
         createGUI(m_part);
         //toolBar()->setToolButtonStyle( Qt::ToolButtonIconOnly );
 
         // tell the KParts::MainWindow that this is indeed the main widget
         setCentralWidget(m_widget);
 
         if(bCompleteInit)
             m_widget->completeInit();
         connect(m_widget, SIGNAL(createNewInstance(const QString&, const QString&, const QString&)), this, SLOT(slotNewInstance(const QString&, const QString&, const QString&)));
     }
     else
     {
         // if we couldn't find our Part, we exit since the Shell by
         // itself can't do anything useful
         KMessageBox::error(this, i18n("Could not initialize the KDiff3 part.\n"
                                       "This usually happens due to an installation problem. "
                                       "Please read the README-file in the source package for details."));
         //kapp->quit();
 
         ::exit(-1); //kapp->quit() doesn't work here yet.
 
         // we return here, cause kapp->quit() only means "exit the
         // next time we enter the event loop...
 
         return;
     }
 
     // apply the saved mainwindow settings, if any, and ask the mainwindow
     // to automatically save settings if changed: window size, toolbar
     // position, icon size, etc.
     setAutoSaveSettings();
     m_bUnderConstruction = false;
 }
 
 KDiff3Shell::~KDiff3Shell()
 {
 }
 
 bool KDiff3Shell::queryClose()
 {
     if(m_part)
         return ((KDiff3App*)m_part->widget())->queryClose();
     else
         return true;
 }
 
 bool KDiff3Shell::queryExit()
 {
     return true;
 }
 
 void KDiff3Shell::closeEvent(QCloseEvent* e)
 {
     if(queryClose())
     {
         e->accept();
         bool bFileSaved = ((KDiff3App*)m_part->widget())->isFileSaved();
         bool bDirCompare = ((KDiff3App*)m_part->widget())->isDirComparison();
         QApplication::exit(bFileSaved || bDirCompare ? 0 : 1);
     }
     else
         e->ignore();
 }
 
 void KDiff3Shell::optionsShowToolbar()
 {
     // this is all very cut and paste code for showing/hiding the
     // toolbar
     if(m_toolbarAction->isChecked())
         toolBar()->show();
     else
         toolBar()->hide();
 }
 
 void KDiff3Shell::optionsShowStatusbar()
 {
     // this is all very cut and paste code for showing/hiding the
     // statusbar
     if(m_statusbarAction->isChecked())
         statusBar()->show();
     else
         statusBar()->hide();
 }
 
 void KDiff3Shell::optionsConfigureKeys()
 {
     KShortcutsDialog::configure(actionCollection() /*, "kdiff3_shell.rc" */);
 }
 
 void KDiff3Shell::optionsConfigureToolbars()
 {
     KConfigGroup mainWindowGroup(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "MainWindow");
     saveMainWindowSettings(mainWindowGroup);
 
     // use the standard toolbar editor
     KEditToolBar dlg(factory());
     connect(&dlg, &KEditToolBar::newToolbarConfig, this, &KDiff3Shell::applyNewToolbarConfig);
     dlg.exec();
 }
 
 void KDiff3Shell::applyNewToolbarConfig()
 {
     KConfigGroup mainWindowGroup(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "MainWindow");
     applyMainWindowSettings(mainWindowGroup);
 }
 
 void KDiff3Shell::slotNewInstance(const QString& fn1, const QString& fn2, const QString& fn3)
 {
-    KDiff3Shell* pKDiff3Shell = new KDiff3Shell(false);
+    static KDiff3Shell* pKDiff3Shell = new KDiff3Shell(false);
     ((KDiff3App*)pKDiff3Shell->m_part->widget())->completeInit(fn1, fn2, fn3);
 }
 
 //#include "kdiff3_shell.moc"